Prosocial behaviors in context: A study of the Gikuyu children of Ngecha, Kenya

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 542-558

  de Guzman, Maria Rosario T ^a   Edwards, Carolyn Pope ^a   Carlo, Gustavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Context; Culture; Gikuyu; Prosocial behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744440807     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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