Testing Models of Children's Self-regulation Within Educational Contexts. Implications for Measurement

Advances in Child Development and Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 245-270

  Raver, C Cybele ^a   Carter, Jocelyn Smith ^b   McCoy, Dana Charles ^a   Roy, Amanda ^a   Ursache, Alexandra ^a   Friedman, Allison ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotions; Executive Function; Low income CSRP; Preschool Self Regulation Assessment; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859488679     PISSN: 00652407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394388-0.00007-1     Document Type: Chapter

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