The longitudinal relations among dimensions of parenting styles, sympathy, prosocial moral reasoning, and prosocial behaviors

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 116-124

  Carlo, Gustavo ^a   Mestre, Maria Vicenta ^b   Samper, Paula ^b   Tur, Ana ^b   Armenta, Brian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

moral reasoning; parenting; prosocial behaviors; sympathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; COMMUNITY; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; PEER GROUP; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SPAIN; THINKING;

EID: 79952742529     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025410375921     Document Type: Article

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