Children's play narrative responses to hypothetical dilemmas and their awareness of moral emotions

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 115-128

  Woolgar, Matthew ^a   Steele, Howard ^a   Steele, Miriam ^a   Yabsley, Susan ^a   Fonagy, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035531075     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151001165994     Document Type: Article

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