Pubertal development, personality, and substance use: A 10-year longitudinal study from childhood to adolescence

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 782-796

  Castellanos Ryan, Natalie ^a,b   Parent, Sophie ^a   Vitaro, Frank ^a,b   Tremblay, Richard E ^a,c   Séguin, Jean R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Impulsivity; Puberty; Sensation seeking; Substance use

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL; IMPULSIVENESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSATION SEEKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CANADA; CHILD; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY; POVERTY; PUBERTY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84883784267     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033133     Document Type: Article

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