Attachment theory and change processes in foster care

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2208-2219

  Tucker, David J ^a   MacKenzie, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Behavioral inertia; Foster care; Internal working model; Placement change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866050730     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.07.020     Document Type: Article

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