Caregiver attributions are not just for children: Evidence for generalized low power schemas

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 527-541

  Sims, Valerie K ^a   Chin, Matthew G ^a   Eckman, Melissa L ^a   Enck, Brian M ^a   Abromaitis, Susanne M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal cruelty; Child abuse; Perceived control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042326572     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(01)00093-4     Document Type: Article

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