Preschoolers' beliefs about the stability of antisocial behavior: Implications for navigating social challenges

Social Development

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 182-197

  Giles, Jessica W ^a   Heyman, Gail D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Essentialist beliefs; Prosocial behavior; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038780830     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9507.00228     Document Type: Review

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