Understanding the role of private speech in children's emotion regulation

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 405-414

  Day, Kimberly L ^a   Smith, Cynthia L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Emotion regulation; Private speech; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873845528     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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