Culturally mediated learning and the development of self-regulation by survivors of child abuse: A Vygotskian approach to the support of survivors of child abuse

Human Development

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-17

  Miltenburg, Ruth ^a   Singer, Elly ^a  

^a Dept of Developmental Psychology ^*

Author keywords

Child abuse; Culturally mediated learning; Dissociation; Self regulation; Survivor; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041375967     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000022604     Document Type: Article

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