Temperament and friendship in preschool-aged children

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 336-344

  Gleason, Tracy R ^a   Gower, Amy L ^a,c   Hohmann, Lisa M ^a,d   Gleason, Terry C ^b  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Apogee Analytics   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; GIRL; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOLOGY; TEACHER; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 24044502531     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250544000116     Document Type: Article

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