Self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and adolescents' sexual onset

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-295

  Longmore, Monica A ^a,b   Manning, Wendy D ^a,b   Giordano, Peggy C ^a,b   Rudolph, Jennifer L ^a,c  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ctr for Fam and Demogr Research   (United States)

^c Lextant Corporation

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EID: 7444266398     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019027250406700304     Document Type: Review

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