The impact of daycare environments on children's mood and behavior

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 209-218

  Laike, Thorbjörn ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavior; Children; Daycare; Mood; Physical environment; Social environment

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAY CARE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN;

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031229685     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00029     Document Type: Article

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