Use of the adult attachment projective picture system in an assessment of an adolescent in foster care

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 417-426

  Webster, Linda ^a   Joubert, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 80052308505     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2011.594127     Document Type: Article

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