The development of prosociality from adolescence to early adulthood: The role of effortful control

Journal of Personality

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 302-312

  Luengo Kanacri, Bernadette P ^a   Pastorelli, Concetta ^a   Eisenberg, Nancy ^b   Zuffianò, Antonio ^a   Caprara, Gian Vittorio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Early adulthood; Effortful control; Individual differences; Longitudinal analysis; Prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84877808170     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12001     Document Type: Article

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