Individual differences in preschoolers' self-regulation and theory of mind

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-150

  Jahromi, Laudan B ^a,c   Stifter, Cynthia A ^b,d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c School of Social and Family Dynamics

^d Department of Human Development and Family Studies ^*

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EID: 46449110599     PISSN: 0272930X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/mpq.2008.0007     Document Type: Article

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