A Longitudinal Investigation of the Dynamics of Mental State Talk in Families

Child Development

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 905-920

  Jenkins, Jennifer M ^a   Turrell, Sheri L ^a   Kogushi, Yuiko ^b   Louis, Susan ^b   Ross, Hildy S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0141653786     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00575     Document Type: Article

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