Gender differences in children's problem behaviours in competitive play with friends

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 176-187

  Ensor, Rosie ^a   Hart, Martha ^a   Jacobs, Lorna ^a   Hughes, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIEND; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RECREATION; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGGRESSION; AROUSAL; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIENDS; GENDER IDENTITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 79956073037     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.2010.02016.x     Document Type: Article

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