Sex differences moderate the relationship between adolescent language and mentalization

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 393-405

  Rutherford, Helena J V ^a   Wareham, Justin D ^a   Vrouva, Ioanna ^b   Mayes, Linda C ^a   Fonagy, Peter ^b   Potenza, Marc N ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adolescence; language; mentalization; sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; THEORY OF MIND;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84874025756     PISSN: 19492715     EISSN: 19492723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028938     Document Type: Article

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