Social information processing, security of attachment, and emotion regulation in children with learning disabilities

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-332

  Bauminger, Nirit ^a   Kimhi Kind, Ilanit ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Learning disabilities; Social information processing; Social emotional

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ACHIEVEMENT; AFFECT; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CHILD; CUES; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 45349099891     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219408316095     Document Type: Article

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