Gender differences in the relationship of puberty with adolescents' depressive symptoms: Do body perceptions matter?

Sex Roles

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 69-80

  Vogt Yuan, Anastasia S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body; Depressive symptoms; Gender; Puberty

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547665317     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-007-9212-6     Document Type: Article

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