Preschoolers' Characterizations of Multiple Family Relationships during Family Doll Play

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 256-268

  McHale, James P ^c   Neugebauer, Alyson ^a   Asch, Anne Radin ^d   Schwartz, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION;

AGGRESSION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0033144438     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp2802_12     Document Type: Article

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