Children's attributions of moral emotions to victimizers: Some data, doubts and suggestions

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 425-438

  Lourenço, Orlando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

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EID: 0031535558     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.1997.tb00739.x     Document Type: Article

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