Female pubertal timing and problem behaviour: The role of culture

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 357-365

  Skoog, Therése ^a   Stattin, Håkan ^a   Ruiselova, Zdena ^b   Ozdemir, Metin ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

culture; females; peers; problem behaviour; pubertal timing; puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; PEER GROUP; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL MATURITY;

EID: 84880285278     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025413486761     Document Type: Article

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