The relationship between pubertal timing and delinquent behavior in maltreated male and female adolescents

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 518-542

  Negriff, Sonya ^a   Trickett, Penelope K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Gender differences; Maltreatment; Pubertal timing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954988761     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431609338180     Document Type: Article

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