Relations of moral reasoning and vicarious emotion to young children's prosocial behavior toward peers and adults

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 210-219

  Miller, Paul A ^a   Eisenberg, Nancy ^b   Fabes, Richard A ^b   Shell, Rita ^b,c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 37849189463     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.32.2.210     Document Type: Article

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