Parental Practices and Theory of Mind Development

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 844-853

  Pavarini, Gabriela ^a   de Hollanda Souza, Debora ^b   Hawk, Carol Kozak ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion understanding; Parental practices; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880142153     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-012-9643-8     Document Type: Review

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