A new look at the old "Little Emperor": Developmental changes in the personality of only children in China

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 833-836

  Zhang, Yuching ^a   Kohnstamm, Geldolph A ^b   Cheung, Ping Chung ^c   Lau, Sing ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 24044443980     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2001.29.7.725     Document Type: Article

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