Self-Regulation Across Different Contexts: Findings in Young Albanian Children

Early Education and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 829-846

  von Suchodoletz, Antje ^a   Uka, Fitim ^b   Larsen, Ross A A A ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84938741061     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2015.1012189     Document Type: Article

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