Behavioral and social cognitive processes in preschool children's social dominance

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-257

  Pellegrini, Anthony D ^a   Van Ryzin, Mark J ^b   Roseth, Cary ^c   Bohn Gettler, Catherine ^d   Dupuis, Danielle ^a   Hickey, Meghan ^a   Peshkam, Annie ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affiliation; Aggression; Dominance; Reconciliation; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THEORY OF MIND;

AGGRESSION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 79953028599     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20385     Document Type: Article

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