Behavioral and socioemotional adjustment in international adoptees: A comparison between Italian and spanish adoptive parents' reports

Adoption Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 235-254

  Barni, Daniela ^a   Leon, Esperanza ^b   Rosnati, Rosa ^a   Palacios, Jesus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Cross cultural comparison; Internationally adopted children

Indexed keywords

EID: 67549115093     PISSN: 10926755     EISSN: 1544452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926750802569780     Document Type: Article

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