Psychosocial correlates of emotional responses to menarche among Chinese adolescent girls

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-201

  So Kum Tang, Catherine ^a   Yuen Lan Yeung, Dannii ^a   Lee, Antyoinette Marie ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Femininity; Menarche; Puberty adjustment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; FEMININITY; HIGH SCHOOL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VARIANCE;

EID: 0041734615     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00049-1     Document Type: Article

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