Children's action-control beliefs and emotional regulation in the social domain

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 299-312

  Lopez, David F ^a,b   Little, Todd D ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 33845436983     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.32.2.299     Document Type: Article

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