Children's perceptions of the effectiveness of strategies for regulating anger and sadness

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 174-181

  Waters, Sara F ^a   Thompson, Ross A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

child self report; emotion regulation; gender differences; middle childhood; strategies

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84894440423     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025413515410     Document Type: Article

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