Social competence with peers in third grade: Associations with earlier peer experiences in childcare

Social Development

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 419-453

  Brownell, Celia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childcare; Friendship; Peer relations; Social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649125991     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2007.00446.x     Document Type: Article

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