The role of cultural dissimilarity factors on child adjustment following foster placement

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 597-601

  Anderson, Maurice ^a   Linares, L Oriana ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural dissimilarity; Externalizing problems; Foster care placement; Internalizing behavior; Psychological adjustment; Transethnic placement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857443697     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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