Sex Differences in the Developmental Trajectories of Impulse Control and Sensation-Seeking from Early Adolescence to Early Adulthood

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-17

  Shulman, Elizabeth P ^a   Harden, K Paige ^b   Chein, Jason M ^c   Steinberg, Laurence ^c  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Dual systems; Impulse control; Impulsivity; Longitudinal; Risky behavior; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SENSATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SENSATION; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896690871     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-014-0116-9     Document Type: Article

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