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Foster Child Attachment

Foster Child Attachment is a psychological construct denoting the enduring emotional bond formed between a foster child and caregiving figures, distinguished by its specific development within temporary or substitute care arrangements and its critical influence on the child’s socioemotional and cognitive development.

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6.6K

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218

Authors

107

Institutions

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2017–2026

20

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Publications

100

Fostering secure attachment in infants in maltreating families through preventive interventions

Dante Cicchetti, Fred A. Rogosch, Sheree L. Toth · Development and Psychopathology · 2006 · 599 citations

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A Three Year Follow-up of Attachment and Indiscriminate Friendliness in Children Adopted from Romanian Orphanages

Kim Chisholm · Child Development · 1998 · 548 citations

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Attachment for Infants in Foster Care: The Role of Caregiver State of Mind

Mary Dozier, K. Chase Stovall, Kathleen E. Albus · Child Development · 2001 · 497 citations

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Placement in Foster Care Enhances Quality of Attachment Among Young Institutionalized Children

Anna T. Smyke, Charles H. Zeanah, Nathan A. Fox et al. · Child Development · 2010 · 320 citations

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Forming attachments in foster care: Infant attachment behaviors during the first 2 months of placement

K. Chase Stovall-McClough, Mary Dozier · Development and Psychopathology · 2004 · 230 citations

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Authors

218

  1. MD
    Mary Dozier

    University of Delaware, United States

    10 publications · 1.4K citations

    10

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  2. KN
    Katja Nowacki

    Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany

    5 publications · 235 citations

    5

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  3. KL
    Katrin Lang

    Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Germany

    4 publications · 196 citations

    4

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  4. GS
    Gottfried Spangler

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

    4 publications · 196 citations

    4

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  5. FJ
    Femmie Juffer

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    4 publications · 266 citations

    4

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Institutions

107

  1. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    11 h-index

    20 publications

    3.1K citations

  2. Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts

    Dortmund, Germany

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    431 citations

  3. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    17 publications

    1K citations

  4. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

    Erlangen, Germany

    4 h-index

    17 publications

    775 citations

  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    179 citations

  6. New York University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    338 citations

  7. Yulius

    Dordrecht, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    84 citations

  8. Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    Brussels, Belgium

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    260 citations

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Venues

  1. Children and Youth Services Review

    11 publications · 421 citations

    11

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  2. Adoption & Fostering

    8 publications · 188 citations

    8

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  3. Infant Mental Health Journal

    IMHJ · 6 publications · 346 citations

    6

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  4. Attachment & Human Development

    6 publications · 215 citations

    6

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  5. Development and Psychopathology

    4 publications · 1.1K citations

    4

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