Contributions of attentional control to socioemotional and academic development

Early Education and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 744-764

  Rueda, M Rosario ^a   Checa, Purificación ^a   Rothbart, Mary K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 77958103213     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2010.510055     Document Type: Article

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