The relations of effortful control and impulsivity to children's sympathy: A longitudinal study

Cognitive Development

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 544-567

  Eisenberg, Nancy ^a   Michalik, Nicole ^a   Spinrad, Tracy L ^a   Hofer, Claire ^a   Kupfer, Anne ^a   Valiente, Carlos ^a   Liew, Jeffrey ^a   Cumberland, Amanda ^a   Reiser, Mark ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effortful control; Impulsivity; Regulation; Sympathy; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348976808     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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