The relationship between psychological understanding and positive social behaviors

Social Development

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 198-221

  Cassidy, Kimberly Wright ^a   Werner, Rebecca Stetson ^a   Rourke, Mary ^a   Zubernis, Lynn S ^a   Balaraman, Geetha ^b  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective perspective taking; Preschoolers; Social behavior; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037766251     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9507.00229     Document Type: Review

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