Children's effortful control and academic achievement: Mediation through social functioning

Early Education and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 411-433

  Valiente, Carlos ^a   Eisenberg, Nancy ^a   Haugen, Rg ^a   Spinrad, Tracy L ^a   Hofer, Claire ^a   Liew, Jeffrey ^b   Kupfer, Anne ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79958166638     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2010.505259     Document Type: Article

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