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Individual differences in infant’s emotional resonance to a peer in distress: self-other awareness and emotion regulation

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Individual differences in infant’s emotional resonance to a peer in distress: self-other awareness and emotion regulation. / Geangu, Elena; Benga, Oana; Stahl, Daniel et al.
In: Social Development, Vol. 20, No. 3, 08.2011, p. 450-470.

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Geangu, E, Benga, O, Stahl, D & Striano, T 2011, 'Individual differences in infant’s emotional resonance to a peer in distress: self-other awareness and emotion regulation', Social Development, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 450-470. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9507.2010.00596.x

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Geangu, E., Benga, O., Stahl, D., & Striano, T. (2011). Individual differences in infant’s emotional resonance to a peer in distress: self-other awareness and emotion regulation. Social Development, 20(3), 450-470. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9507.2010.00596.x

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Geangu E, Benga O, Stahl D, Striano T. Individual differences in infant’s emotional resonance to a peer in distress: self-other awareness and emotion regulation. Social Development. 2011 Aug;20(3):450-470. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2010.00596.x

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Geangu, Elena ; Benga, Oana ; Stahl, Daniel et al. / Individual differences in infant’s emotional resonance to a peer in distress : self-other awareness and emotion regulation. In: Social Development. 2011 ; Vol. 20, No. 3. pp. 450-470.

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