Prosocial behaviour in preschool children;Conducta prosocial en preescolares

Infancia y Aprendizaje

Volumn 21, Issue 82, 1998, Pages 45-61

  López, Felix ^a   Apodaca, Pedro ^b   Etxebarria, Itziar ^b   Fuentes, Ma Jesús ^c   Ortiz, Ma José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attachment; Empathy; Preschool; Prosocial behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 85065363667     PISSN: 02103702     EISSN: 15784126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1174/021037098320784853     Document Type: Article

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