Differences in Pride and Shame in Maltreated and Nonmaltreated Preschoolers.

Alessandri, Steven M.; Lewis, Michael

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Publication Date: 1996

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Differences in Pride and Shame in Maltreated and Nonmaltreated Preschoolers.

Alessandri, Steven M.; Lewis, Michael

Child Development, v67 n4 p1857-69 Aug 1996

Examined the expression of shame and pride in maltreated and nonmaltreated children. Subjects were 84 4- and 5-year-olds and their mothers. Found that maltreated girls showed more shame when they failed and less pride when they succeeded than nonmaltreated girls. (MOK)

Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Concept Formation, Daughters, Emotional Response, Family Environment, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Role, Preschool Children, Self Concept, Self Expression, Sex Differences, Social Environment

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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