Adults' perceptions of the behavior of competent and dysfunctional children based on the children's physical appearance

Behavior Modification

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 457-469

  Serketich, Wendy J ^a   Dumas, Jean E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANXIETY; BEAUTY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030819389     PISSN: 01454455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01454455970214004     Document Type: Article

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