The role of child temperament on Head Start preschoolers' social competence in the context of cumulative risk

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-16

  Corapci, Feyza ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative risk; Inhibited temperament; Interactive peer play; Low income preschoolers; Peer social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749118703     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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