Physical risk taking in elementary-school children: Measurement and emotion regulation issues

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 492-496

  Morrongiello, Barbara A ^a   Kane, Alexa ^a   McArthur, Brae Ann ^a   Bell, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Domain specificity; Measures; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856235623     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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