The evolved developmental niche and child sociomoral outcomes in Chinese 3-year-olds

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 106-127

  Narvaez, Darcia ^a   Wang, Lijuan ^a   Gleason, Tracy ^b   Cheng, Ying ^a   Lefever, Jennifer ^a   Deng, Lifang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conscience; Empathy; Evolution; Moral development; Parenting; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875228257     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2012.761606     Document Type: Article

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