Young children’s emotionally-charged moral narratives: Relations with attachment and behavior problems

Early Education and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 165-184

  Ramos Marcuse, Fatima ^a   Arsenio, William F ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0005801558     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1202_1     Document Type: Article

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