Abstract
In a prospective study, the attachment style, home-leaving age, length of time in residential care, and behavioral problems among Israeli residential care children (N = 68), were studied. Data analyses showed that children removed from their homes at a later age suffered from higher levels of anxiety, depression and social problems compared to children taken from their homes at the age of 7 or less. It was also found that a prolonged stay (over 2 years) in residential care was related to higher levels of anxiety and depression. An interaction effect of a child's attachment style and home-leaving age was found in the child's level of aggressive behavior.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 361-373 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Child Psychiatry and Human Development |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2007 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Age out of home
- Attachment
- Behavioral problems children
- Residential care
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