Children's understanding and experience of mixed emotions: The roles of age, gender, and empathy

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 582-603

  Zajdel, Ruth T ^a   Bloom, Jill Myerow ^a   Fireman, Gary ^a   Larsen, Jeff T ^b  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

emotional development; empathy; mixed emotions

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; HUMANS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84883521442     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2012.732125     Document Type: Article

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