Children's appraisal of moderately stressful situations

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-177

  Hood, Brianne ^a   Power, Thomas ^a,b   Hill, Laura ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childrearing practices; Children; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149151997     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025408098011     Document Type: Article

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