Developmental Changes in Social Comparison in Preschool and Elementary School Children : Perceptions, Feelings, and Behavior

Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 506-507

  Toyama, Miki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Perception; Preschool and elementary school children; Self evaluation goals; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346406788     PISSN: 00215015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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