Empathy, social intelligence and aggression in adolescent boys and girls

Empathy in Mental Illness

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 76-88

  Björkqvist, Kaj ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 70350536036     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511543753.006     Document Type: Chapter

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