Reassessing the relationship between general intelligence and self-control in childhood

Intelligence

Volumn 60, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-9

  Meldrum, Ryan C ^a   Petkovsek, Melissa A ^b   Boutwell, Brian B ^c   Young, Jacob T N ^d  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Intelligence; SECCYD; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006957607     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2016.10.005     Document Type: Article

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