Gender-specific development of nonverbal behaviours and mild depression in adolescence

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1272-1283

  van Beek, Yolanda ^a   van Dolderen, Marlies S M ^a   Demon Dubas, Judith J S ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Behavioural measures; Depression; Gender differences; Nonverbal behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DEPRESSION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GAZE; GENDER BIAS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 37849187229     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2006.01663.x     Document Type: Article

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