Im happy with my mommy”: Low-income preschoolers’ causal attributions for emotions

Early Education and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 199-213

  Curenton, Stephanie M ^a   Wilson, Melvin N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 33646008743     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1402_4     Document Type: Article

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