Social support in unaccompanied asylum-seeking boys: A case study

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 757-762

  Mels, Cindy ^a   Derluyn, I ^a   Broekaert, E ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Psychological well being; Social support; Unaccompanied asylum seeking children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; ETHNICITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORKER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; BELGIUM; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; REFUGEES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 54949134793     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00883.x     Document Type: Article

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