Temperament Styles of Nigerian and U.S. Children

Journal of Psychology in Africa

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-34

  Oakland, Thomas ^a   Mogaji, Andrew ^b   Dempsey, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Age differences in temperament; Gender differences in temperament; Nigerian children temperament styles; Temperament; Temperament styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247387901     PISSN: 14330237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2006.10820101     Document Type: Article

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