Time trends in the adjustment of Swedish teenage girls: A 26-year comparison of 15-year-olds

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-156

  Wångby, Margit ^a   Magnusson, David ^a   Stattin, Håkan ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adjustment problems; Polarization; Positive adjustment; Repeat study; Secular change; Teenage girls

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOPATHY; SWEDEN; TIME;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 15744372351     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2005.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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