Readiness for independent living of adolescents in youth villages in Israel

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2461-2468

  Zeira, Anat ^a   Benbenishty, Rami ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Readiness for independent living; Social support; Youth villages

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255129702     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.08.018     Document Type: Article

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