Delay of Gratification in Two- and Three-Year-Olds: Associations with Attachment, Personality, and Temperament

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 479-489

  Mittal, Renu ^a   Russell, Beth S ^a   Britner, Preston A ^a   Peake, Philip K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Delay of gratification; Personality; Self control; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876090315     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-012-9600-6     Document Type: Article

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