The impact of paternal alcoholism and maternal social position on boys' school adjustment, pubertal maturation and sexual behavior: A test of two competing hypotheses

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-197

  Malo, Jocelyn ^b   Tremblay, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Maternal social position; Paternal alcoholism; Pubertal maturation; School adjustment; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIALIZATION; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031051450     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01853.x     Document Type: Article

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