Early Behavioral Inhibition and Emotion Regulation: Pathways Toward Social Competence in Middle Childhood

Child Development

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1227-1240

  Penela, Elizabeth C ^a   Walker, Olga L ^b   Degnan, Kathryn A ^b   Fox, Nathan A ^b   Henderson, Heather A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 84937163238     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12384     Document Type: Article

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