The influence of group size on children's competitive behavior

Child Development

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 921-928

  Benenson, Joyce F ^a   Nicholson, Catherine ^b   Waite, Angela ^d   Roy, Rosanne ^c   Simpson, Anna ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Canadian Cardiovascular Research Network   (Canada)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GROUP PROCESS; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GROUP PROCESSES; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL FACILITATION;

EID: 0035344385     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00324     Document Type: Article

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