More than talk: Relations between emotion understanding and positive behaviour in toddlers

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 343-363

  Ensor, Rosie ^a   Hughes, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 25644452007     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151005X26291     Document Type: Article

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