The effects of conflict role and intensity on preschoolers' expectations about peer conflict

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 508-517

  David, Kevin M ^a,b   Murphy, Bridget C ^a   Naylor, Janett M ^a   Stonecipher, Kim M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

EID: 9144265778     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250444000216     Document Type: Article

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