Social and Temperamental Influences on Children's Overestimation of Their Physical Abilities: Links to Accidental Injuries

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-337

  Plumert, Jodie M ^a   Schwebel, David C ^b  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT; TIME;

ACCIDENTS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031303305     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.1997.2411     Document Type: Article

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