School age workaholic children: Type A behaviors, self-esteem, anxiety and locus of control

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-50

  Robinson, Bryan E ^a   Kelley, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

School age children; Type A behaviors; Workaholism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860657072     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443991580105     Document Type: Article

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