Respiratory sinus arrhythmia, effortful control, and parenting as predictors of children's sympathy across early childhood

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-25

  Taylor, Zoe E ^a   Eisenberg, Nancy ^b   Spinr, Tracy L ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood; Effortful control; Parenting; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA); Sympathy

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; TEMPERAMENT;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84924469321     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038189     Document Type: Article

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