The metaphor of the triangle in theories of human development

Human Development

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 208-229

  Zittoun, Tania ^a   Gillespie, Alex ^b   Cornish, Flora ^c   Psaltis, Charis ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Developmental psychology; History of psychology; Mediation; Triadic theories; Triangle metaphor

Indexed keywords

CHANGE THEORY; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTIONALITY; GENEALOGY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGIST; REVIEW;

EID: 34547139916     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000103361     Document Type: Review

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