Does poor school performance cause later psychosocial problems among children in foster care? Evidence from national longitudinal registry data

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 57, Issue , 2016, Pages 61-71

  Forsman, Hilma ^a   Brännström, Lars ^a   Vinnerljung, Bo ^a   Hjern, Anders ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Causal effect; Cohort study; Foster care; Longitudinal; School performance

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; SOCIOECONOMICS; VALIDITY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY; REGISTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84974577021     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.06.006     Document Type: Article

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