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6 - Cross-Cultural Variations in the Development of Gratitude

from Part II - Gratitude, Developing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2017

By
Ayse Payir ,
Sara Etz Mendonça ,
Yue Liang ,
Irina L. Mokrova ,
Fernanda Palhares  and
Selin Zeytinoglu
Edited by
Jonathan R. H. Tudge  and
Lia Beatriz de Lucca Freitas
Jonathan R. H. Tudge
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Lia Beatriz de Lucca Freitas
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Developing Gratitude in Children and Adolescents , pp. 111 - 134
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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