A life history approach to delineating how harsh environments and hawk temperament traits differentially shape children's problem-solving skills

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 902-909

  Suor, Jennifer H ^a   Sturge Apple, Melissa L ^a   Davies, Patrick T ^a   Cicchetti, Dante ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Mt Hope Family Center   (United States)

Author keywords

adversity; cognitive development; Human ecology; temperament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY; REWARD; TEMPERAMENT; VISION;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POVERTY; PROBLEM SOLVING; REWARD; TEMPERAMENT; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 85017104509     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12718     Document Type: Article

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