Individual differences in preschool children: Temperament or personality?

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 264-274

  Grist, Cathy L ^a   McCord, David M ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Personality development; Personality in early childhood; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955572032     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.663     Document Type: Article

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