An investigation of the impact of young children's self-knowledge of trustworthiness on school adjustment: A test of the realistic self-knowledge and positive illusion models

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 405-424

  Betts, Lucy R ^a   Rotenberg, Ken J ^b   Trueman, Mark ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; TRUST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; TRUST;

EID: 67249106609     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151008X329517     Document Type: Article

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