Sex variations in youth anxiety symptoms: Effects of pubertal development and gender role orientation

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 730-741

  Carter, Rona ^a   Silverman, Wendy K ^b   Jaccard, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; FEMALE; FEMININITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; PARENTS; PUBERTY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 80052669216     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2011.597082     Document Type: Article

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