Social cognitions associated with pubertal development in a sample of urban, low-income, African-American and Latina girls and mothers

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 227-235

  O’Sullivan, Lucia F ^a   Meyer Balhburg, Heino F L ^a   Watkins, Beverly X ^a  

^a Surgeons of Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; At risk populations; Mother daughter interactions; Puberty; Sexual development; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BLACKS; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMAN; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NEW YORK CITY; POVERTY; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX BEHAVIOR; SEX EDUCATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0033801991     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(99)00111-1     Document Type: Article

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