Love Hurts (in More Ways Than One): Specificity of Psychological Symptoms as Predictors and Consequences of Romantic Activity Among Early Adolescent Girls

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 373-381

  Starr, Lisa R ^a   Davila, Joanne ^b   Stroud, Catherine B ^c   Clara Li, Po Ching ^d   Yoneda, Athena ^e   Hershenberg, Rachel ^b   Ramsay Miller, Melissa ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^f MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Depression; specificity; Romantic involvement; Sexual activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859160312     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20862     Document Type: Article

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