Emotion understanding and theory of mind among maltreated children in foster care: Evidence of deficits

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-65

  Pears, Katherine ^a   Fisher, Philip A ^a  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; CHILD; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPREHENSION; EMOTIONS; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 24344480019     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579405050030     Document Type: Article

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