Trajectories of gender role orientations in adolescence and early adulthood: A prospective study of the mental health effects of masculinity and femininity

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 451-468

  Barrett, Anne E ^a   White, Helene Raskin ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW JERSEY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038893874     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3090237     Document Type: Article

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