The interaction between pubertal timing and peer popularity for boys and girls: An integration of biological and interpersonal perspectives on adolescent depression

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 413-423

  Teunissen, Hanneke A ^a   Adelman, Caroline B ^b   Prinstein, Mitchell J ^b   Spijkerman, Renske ^a   Poelen, Evelien A P ^a   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a   Scholte, Ron H J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Peer status; Pubertal timing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; PUBERTY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79953809020     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-010-9467-1     Document Type: Article

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