Active survival in the lives of unaccompanied minors: Coping strategies, resilience, and the relevance of religion

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-237

  Raghallaigh, Muireann Ní ^a   Gilligan, Robbie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; Coping strategies; Religious faith; Resilience; Unaccompanied minors

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952934947     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2009.00663.x     Document Type: Article

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