Changes in externalizing and internalizing problems of adolescents in foster care

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1128-1140

  McWey, Lenore M ^a   Cui, Ming ^a   Pazdera, Andrea L ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Externalizing problems; Foster care; Growth curve; Internalizing problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957232217     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00754.x     Document Type: Article

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