The effects of foster care intervention on socially deprived institutionalized children's attention and positive affect: Results from the BEIP study

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 246-253

  Ghera, Melissa M ^a   Marshall, Peter J ^b   Fox, Nathan A ^c   Zeanah, Charles H ^d   Nelson, Charles A ^e   Smyke, Anna T ^d   Guthrie, Donald ^f  

^a ST JOHN FISHER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Emotion expression; Institutionalization; Intervention; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BAYLEY SCALES OF INFANT DEVELOPMENT; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROMANIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEOTAPE; AFFECT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TEMPERAMENT;

AFFECT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, INSTITUTIONALIZED; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FAMILY; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 66149163382     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01954.x     Document Type: Article

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