Cross-cultural analysis of social competence and behavior problems in preschoolers

Early Education and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 187-199

  Lafreniere, Peter ^a   Masataka, Nobuo ^b   Butovskaya, Marina ^c   Dessen, Maria Auxiliadora ^d   Chen, Qin ^e   Atwanger, Klaus ^f   Schreiner, Susanne ^f   Montirosso, Rosario ^g   Frigerio, Alessandra ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^d BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^g SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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EID: 85071218460     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1302_6     Document Type: Article

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