Concurrent and Across Time Prediction of Young Adolescents' Social Functioning: The Role of Emotionality and Regulation

Social Development

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 56-86

  Murphy, Bridget C ^a,b   Shepard, Stephanie A ^a   Eisenberg, Nancy ^a   Fabes, Richard A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal; Negative emotionality; Regulation; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 1142278669     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2004.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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