Are certain preschoolers at risk in the era of welfare reform? The moderating role of children's temperament

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1102-1123

  Li Grining, Christine P ^a   Votruba Drzal, Elizabeth ^b   Bachman, Heather J ^b   Chase Lansdale, P Lindsay ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Preschoolers; Socioemotional development; Temperament; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746045679     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2005.10.016     Document Type: Article

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