Characteristics of the Social Support Networks of Maltreated Youth: Exploring the Effects of Maltreatment Experience and Foster Placement

Social Development

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 483-500

  Negriff, Sonya ^a   James, Adam ^a   Trickett, Penelope K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster care; Maltreatment; Social networks; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925676105     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sode.12102     Document Type: Article

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