Self-concept in toddlers

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-26

  DesRosiers, Fabiana S ^a   Busch Rossnagel, Nancy A ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Mastery motivation; Pride; Self as agent; Self concept; Self control; Shame

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031510445     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-199707000-00004     Document Type: Article

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