Sociocognitive and behavioral correlates of a measure of prosocial tendencies for adolescents

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-134

  Carlo, Gustavo ^a   Hausmann, Anne ^a   Christiansen, Stacie ^a   Randall, Brandy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Moral cognitions; Moral development; Moral emotions; Prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037275194     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431602239132     Document Type: Article

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