Pre-school children's understanding of the emotional consequences for failures to act prosocially

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 259-272

  Sy, Susan R ^a   DeMeis, Debra K ^b   Scheinfield, Rachel E ^c  

^a Mount St Mary's College   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0038434494     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151003765264075     Document Type: Article

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