TOWARDS AN OBJECTIVATION OF THE TERM CHIL D WELL-BEING IN ITS CONTENTS - CONTRIBUTION OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT-PSYCHIATRY AND DEVELOPMENTAL-PSYCHOLOGY

The term of ''child well-being'' is a rather vague notion in the Germa n jurisdiction and has to be reinterpreted according to each single ca se. The present article describes the historical concert and different attempts to come to a more concrete definition of the term suitable t o serve as a guideline for expert opinion and jurisdiction. The author s discuss the question in which way scientific findings may enhance an objectivation of ''child well-being'', stressing especially contribut ions coming from the fields of developmental psychopathology, attachme nt research, interaction and family research and research on risk fact ors and protective factors.