Emotion Knowledge and Self-Regulation as Predictors of Preschoolers' Cognitive Ability, Classroom Behavior, and Social Competence

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 330-343

  Garner, Pamela W ^a   Waajid, Badiyyah ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion knowledge; self regualtion; social competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865048687     PISSN: 07342829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734282912449441     Document Type: Article

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