2007•CSUSB ScholarWorks (California State University, San Bernardino)Open access

Transitional difficulties among foster youth: A look at social support and attachment

Ashley Megan Brady, Kyra Kristine Dotter

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The purpose of this study is to examine the level of social support in a sample of foster youth nearing emancipation. Additionally this study seeks to examine if a relationship between social support and anxious and/or avoidant attachment styles can be observed.

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Key concepts: Emancipation, Psychology, Social support, Attachment theory, Developmental psychology, Foster care, Social psychology, Sample (material)