Theories of social competence from the top-down to the bottom-up: A case for considering foundational human needs

Social Behavior and Skills in Children

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 23-37

  Stump, Kathryn N ^a   Ratliff, Jacklyn M ^a   Wu, Yelena P ^a   Hawley, Patricia H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0234-4_2     Document Type: Chapter

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