The Developmental Pathway from Pubertal Timing to Delinquency and Sexual Activity from Early to Late Adolescence

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1343-1356

  Negriff, Sonya ^a   Susman, Elizabeth J ^b   Trickett, Penelope K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Peer influence; Pubertal timing; Sexual activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBERTY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBERTY; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 80052519557     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9621-7     Document Type: Article

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