Predictors of compliance in toddlers: Child temperament, maternal personality, and emotional availability

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 301-310

  Lehman, Elyse Brauch ^a   Steier, Alison J ^a   Guidash, Kimberly M ^a   Wanna, Sawsson Y ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child temperament; Compliance; Emotional availability; Maternal personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947503662     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430212124     Document Type: Article

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