Construction and validation of a children's interpersonal trust belief scale

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 271-293

  Rotenberg, Ken J ^a   Fox, Claire ^a   Green, Sarah ^a   Ruderman, Louise ^a   Slater, Kevin ^a   Stevens, Kelly ^a   Carlo, Gustavo ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 21244453171     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151005X26192     Document Type: Review

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