Ready to make nice: Parental socialization of young sons' and daughters' prosocial behaviors with peers

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-200

  Hastings, Paul D ^a   McShane, Kelly E ^a   Parker, Richard ^b   Ladha, Farriola ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Peers; Preschool; Prosocial; Socialization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

AUTHORITARIANISM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPATHY; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 35348847245     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GNTP.168.2.177-200     Document Type: Article

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