Social Support and Personal Agency in At-Risk Mothers

  1. López, María José Rodrigo
  2. Byrne, Sonia
Revista:
Psychosocial Intervention

ISSN: 1132-0559

Año de publicación: 2011

Volumen: 20

Número: 1

Páginas: 13-24

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5093/IN2011V20N1A2 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Psychosocial Intervention

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We would like to express our appreciation to all the social agents of the municipalities of the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León, Spain, and all the mothers who participated in this study. The implementation and evaluation of the parenting program, “Apoyo Personal y Familiar”, for at-risk parents, was supported by the Junta de Castilla-León, the ECCA Foundation and the University of La Laguna, Spain. The study was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (TRA2009_0145) to the first author and a research grant to the second author.

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