The Role of Early Maturation, Perceived Popularity, and Rumors in the Emergence of Internalizing Symptoms Among Adolescent Girls

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1407-1422

  Reynolds, Bridget M ^a   Juvonen, Jaana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Internalizing symptoms; Peers; Perceived popularity; Pubertal development; Pubertal timing; Relational victimization

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; PUBERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 80053912639     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9619-1     Document Type: Article

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