The life course in the making: Gender and the development of adolescents' expected timing of adult role transitions

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1727-1738

  Crockett, Lisa J ^a   Beal, Sarah J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adult transitions; Expectations; Expected timing; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE PLAYING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARENTS; ROLE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874313654     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027538     Document Type: Article

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