Hedonism or empathy?: Hard-to-manage children's moral awareness and links with cognitive and maternal characteristics

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-245

  Hughes, Claire ^a   Dunn, Judy ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034338891     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151000165661     Document Type: Article

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