Age and gender differences in depression across adolescence: Real or 'bias'?

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 973-985

  Van Beek, Yolanda ^a   Hessen, David J ^a   Hutteman, Roos ^b   Verhulp, Esmée E ^a   Van Leuven, Mirande ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

adolescence; Depression; development; gender; measurement bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84865498489     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02553.x     Document Type: Article

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