Relational and individual resources as predictors of empathy in early childhood

Social Development

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 613-637

  Moreno, Amanda J ^a,b   Klute, Mary M ^b   Robinson, Joann L ^b  

^a OMNI Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional availability; Empathy; Parent child relationships; Prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649096008     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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