Brief report: The role of ego development in psychosocial adjustment among boys with delayed puberty

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 601-612

  Lindfors, Kaj ^a   Elovainio, Marko ^a   Wickman, Sanna ^a   Vuorinen, Risto ^a   Sinkkonen, Jari ^b   Dunkel, Leo ^c   Raappana, Aleksi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu ^*

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EID: 36949008106     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2007.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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