Parental satisfaction in the adoption of children with learning disorders: The role of behavior problems

Family Relations

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 621-633

  Nalavany, Blace A ^a   Glidden, Laraine M ^b   Ryan, Scott D ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adopted children; Adoption satisfaction; Behavior problems; Externalizing behavior; Internalizing behavior; Learning disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949095563     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2009.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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