Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ531242
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Adult Functioning of Children Who Lived in Kin versus Nonrelative Family Foster Homes.
Benedict, Mary I.; And Others
Child Welfare, n75 n5 p529-49 Sep-Oct 1996
Studied associations between type of placement in out-of-home care (kinship versus nonrelative) and selected outcomes in adulthood. Found few differences in adult functioning despite significant differences in functioning during care between children in kinship care and those in nonrelative family foster care. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Adults, Child Caregivers, Child Custody, Child Rearing, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children, Comparative Analysis, Family Relationship, Family Role, Family Structure, Foster Care, Foster Children, Foster Family, Individual Characteristics, Kinship, Parent Child Relationship, Psychological Characteristics
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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