Pubertal timing and vulnerabilities to depression in early adolescence: Differential pathways to depressive symptoms by sex

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 165-174

  Hamilton, Jessica L ^a   Hamlat, Elissa J ^a   Stange, Jonathan P ^a   Abramson, Lyn Y ^b   Alloy, Lauren B ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cognitive vulnerability; Depression; Emotional clarity; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT COGNITIVE STYLE QUESTIONNAIRE MODIFIED; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILDREN DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL CLARITY QUESTIONNAIRE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT SCALE; PUBERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENCE; COGNITIVE VULNERABILITY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL CLARITY; PUBERTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84890643290     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.11.010     Document Type: Article

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