The influence of temperamental reactivity and situational context on the emotion-regulatory abilities of 3-year-old children

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-409

  Zimmermann, Laura K ^a   Stansbury, Kathy ^b  

^a SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Preschool age; Situational context; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347692815     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221320309597886     Document Type: Article

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