Emotion socialization in cross-cultural perspective

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 410-427

  Friedlmeier, Wolfgang ^a   Corapci, Feyza ^b   Cole, Pamela M ^c  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80054839178     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00362.x     Document Type: Review

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