Cognitive development and social-emotional functioning in young foster children: A follow-up study from 2 to 3 years of age

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 666-677

  Jacobsen, Heidi ^a,b   Moe, Vibeke ^a,b   Ivarsson, Tord ^a,c   Wentzel Larsen, Tore ^a,d   Smith, Lars ^a,b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Developmental catch up; Foster children; Social emotional functioning; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84884288271     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-013-0360-3     Document Type: Article

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