Self-rated pubertal development, depressive symptoms and delinquency: Measurement issues and moderation by gender and maltreatment

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 736-746

  Negriff, Sonya ^a   Fung, Michelle T ^b   Trickett, Penelope K ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Depressive symptoms; Measurement; Pubertal stage; Pubertal timing

Indexed keywords

EID: 43749119128     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-008-9274-y     Document Type: Article

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