Maternal scaffolding and attention regulation in children living in poverty

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 82-91

  Robinson, Julia B ^a   Burns, Barbara M ^b   Davis, Deborah Winders ^c  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention regulation; Parent child interaction; Poverty; Preschool age; Scaffolding

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849117510     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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