Patterns of Attachment and Emotional Competence in Middle Childhood

Social Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-72

  Colle, Livia ^a   Del Giudice, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attachment; Emotion regulation; Facial expressions; Middle childhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650368246     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2010.00576.x     Document Type: Article

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