Culture and the development of regulatory competence: Chinese–U. S. comparisons

Biopsychosocial Regulatory Processes in the Development of Childhood Behavioral Problems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 258-289

  Tardif, Twila ^a   Wang, Li ^b   Olson, Sheryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 82755180484     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511575877.012     Document Type: Chapter

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