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The buffering effect of child-caregiver relationships: Social skills development of ethnic minority children with maladaptive behaviors in rural China

Angel H.Y. Lai, Cheryl H.K. Chui, Phyllis H.Y. Lo, Lucy P. Jordan and Cecilia L.W. Chan

Children and Youth Services Review, 2017, vol. 79, issue C, 333-340

Abstract: •The social skills of Yi children improved over time despite of their negative stressful growing up experiences.•Maladaptive behaviors had a negative impact on social skills.•Positive child-adopter relationship buffers the negative effects of maladaptive behaviors on social skills.•This study indicates Yi children can be resilient over time if they are fostered in a positive social environment.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.06.038

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