Theory of mind, self-worth and the mother-child relationship

Social Development

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-56

  Cahill, Katherine R ^a   Deater Deckard, Kirby ^b,e   Pike, Alison ^c   Hughes, Claire ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Parenting; Self concept; Self esteem; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846609094     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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