Social problem solving in early childhood: Developmental change and the influence of shyness

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 185-193

  Walker, Olga L ^a   Degnan, Kathryn A ^a   Fox, Nathan A ^a   Henderson, Heather A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Shyness; Social interaction; Social problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878975882     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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