Age changes in prosocial responding and moral reasoning in adolescence and early adulthood

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 235-260

  Eisenberg, Nancy ^a   Cumberland, Amanda ^a   Guthrie, Ivanna K ^a   Murphy, Bridget C ^a   Shepard, Stephanie A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27144555010     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2005.00095.x     Document Type: Review

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