Preschoolers' understanding of simple and complex emotions: Links with gender and language

Sex Roles

Volumn 50, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 659-675

  Bosacki, Sandra Leanne ^a   Moore, Chris ^b,c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emotion understanding; Gender role; Language; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843137079     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:sers.0000027568.26966.27     Document Type: Article

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