Cross-cultural differences in children's emotional reactions to a disappointing situation

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-169

  Garrett Peters, Patricia T ^a   Fox, Nathan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese American; Cross cultural differences; Disappointment paradigm; Emotional reactions

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 34147113926     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025407074627     Document Type: Article

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