Sexual debut timing and depressive symptoms in emerging adulthood

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1085-1096

  Spriggs, Aubrey L ^a,b   Halpern, Carolyn Tucker ^a,b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Longitudinal; Sex differences; Sexual initiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 49349091781     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-008-9303-x     Document Type: Article

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