Who gets caught at maturity gap? A study of pseudomature, immature, and mature adolescents

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-263

  Galambos, Nancy L ^a   Barker, Erin T ^a   Tilton Weaver, Lauree C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; CANADA; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MATURITY; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHASE TRANSITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0037687739     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250244000326     Document Type: Review

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