Understanding the self through siblings: Self-awareness mediates the sibling effect on social understanding

Social Development

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-18

  Taumoepeau, Mele ^a   Reese, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Self awareness; Siblings; Social cognition; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892434940     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sode.12035     Document Type: Review

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