Low positive affectivity and behavioral inhibition in preschool-age children: A replication and extension of previous findings

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 547-551

  Laptook, Rebecca S ^a   Klein, Daniel N ^a   Olino, Thomas M ^a   Dyson, Margaret W ^a   Carlson, Gabrielle ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral inhibition; Children; Positive affect; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449109809     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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