Reactive Temperament and Sensitivity to Context in Childcare

Social Development

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 628-643

  Phillips, Deborah ^a   Crowell, Nancy A ^a   Sussman, Amy L ^a   Gunnar, Megan ^b   Fox, Nathan ^c   Hane, Amie Ashley ^d   Bisgaier, Joanna ^e  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childcare; Social behavior; Temperament; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864005755     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2011.00649.x     Document Type: Article

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