Sex differences in help-seeking appear in early childhood

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-169

  Benenson, Joyce F ^a   Koulnazarian, Manouchak ^b  

^a EMMANUEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 67650305171     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151007X231048     Document Type: Article

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