Romantic and sexual activities, parent-adolescent stress, and depressive symptoms among early adolescent girls

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 909-924

  Davila, Joanne ^a   Stroud, Catherine B ^a   Starr, Lisa R ^a   Miller, Melissa Ramsay ^a   Yoneda, Athena ^a   Hershenberg, Rachel ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Depression; Family; Romantic; Sexual activity; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DYSPHORIA; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTAL STRESS; PREDICTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COURTSHIP; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEW YORK; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67649424624     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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