Prosocial moral reasoning in institutionalized delinquent, orphaned, and noninstitutionalized brazilian adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 363-376

  Carlo, Gustavo ^a   Koller, Silvia ^b   Eisenberg, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

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EID: 0032352126     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743554898134001     Document Type: Article

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