This is my baby: Foster parents' feelings of commitment and displays of delight

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 251-262

  Bernard, Kristin ^a   Dozier, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTIVE PARENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMITMENT; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FOSTER PARENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79952371653     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20293     Document Type: Article

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