Mind-mindedness in children: Individual differences in internal-state talk in middle a childhood

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 181-196

  Meins, Elizabeth ^a   Fernyhough, Charles ^a   Johnson, Fiona ^a   Lidstone, Jane ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744539108     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151005X80174     Document Type: Article

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