Effortful control and adaptive functioning of homeless children: Variable-focused and person-focused analyses

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-117

  Obradović, Jelena ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Effortful control; Executive functions; Homeless children; Resilience; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049119921     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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