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Separated Children

Separated Children is a construct in migration studies denoting a child who has been separated from both parents or from their prior legal or customary primary caregiver, distinguishing it from related categories such as unaccompanied or asylum-seeking minors by the specific absence of familial custody during migration.

272

Publications

12.6K

Citations

647

Authors

345

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

64

Parents

Publications

272

Making Up For Lost Time: The Experience of Separation and Reunification Among Immigrant Families

Cerola Suårez‐Orozco, Irina Todorova, Josephine Louie · Family Process · 2002 · 625 citations

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THE ALIENATED CHILD:A Reformulation of Parental Alienation Syndrome

Joan B. Kelly, Janet R. Johnston · Family Court Review · 2001 · 395 citations

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A Study of the Separation-Individuation Process

Margaret S. Mahler · The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child · 1971 · 306 citations

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Young Children in Brief Separation

James Robertson, Joyce Robertson · The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child · 1971 · 288 citations

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I Felt Like My Heart Was Staying Behind: Psychological Implications of Family Separations & Reunifications for Immigrant Youth

Carola Suárez‐Orozco, Hee Jin Bang, Ha Yeon Kim · Journal of Adolescent Research · 2010 · 259 citations · Full text

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Authors

647

  1. BS
    Bruce Smyth

    Australian National University, Australia

    14 publications · 464 citations

    12

    h-index

  2. JM
    Jennifer McIntosh

    La Trobe University, Australia

    10 publications · 387 citations

    10

    h-index

  3. CL
    Caroline Long

    University of Pretoria, South Africa

    5 publications · 226 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. MB
    Malin Bergström

    Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

    4 publications · 275 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. DA
    David Ayuku

    Moi University, Kenya

    4 publications · 177 citations

    4

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Institutions

345

  1. La Trobe University

    Melbourne, Australia

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    561 citations

  2. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    287 citations

  4. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    7 h-index

    22 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    280 citations

  6. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    388 citations

  7. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    455 citations

  8. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    298 citations

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Venues

  1. Family Court Review

    FCR · 9 publications · 733 citations

    9

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  2. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

    8 publications · 204 citations

    8

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  3. Journal of Family Studies

    8 publications · 254 citations

    8

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  4. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    7 publications · 668 citations

    7

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  5. The British Journal of Social Work

    BJSW · 5 publications · 202 citations

    5

    h-index

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