Cognitive and emotional aspects of self-regulation in preschoolers

Cognitive Development

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 511-529

  Liebermann, Dana ^a   Giesbrecht, Gerald F ^a   Müller, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BRIEF P; Emotion regulation (ER); Executive function (EF); Theory of Mind (ToM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348959606     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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