Early Gender Differences in Self-Regulation and Academic Achievement

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 689-704

  Matthews, J S ^a   Ponitz, Claire Cameron ^b   Morrison, Frederick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; behavioral self regulation; gender differences; kindergarten; structured observational assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 67949117332     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014240     Document Type: Article

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