A distant mirror: Memories of parents and friends across childhood and adolescence

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 601-620

  Peterson, Carole ^a   Bonechi, Alice ^b   Smorti, Andrea ^b   Tani, Franca ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PEER GROUP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78249249304     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712609X478835     Document Type: Article

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