The cost of understanding other people: Social cognition predicts young children's sensitivity to criticism

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 849-860

  Cutting, Alexandra L ^a   Dunn, Judy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Preschool children; School children; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEACHER; CONCEPT FORMATION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; EMOTIONS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 0036780038     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.t01-1-00047     Document Type: Article

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