Pubertal timing and adolescent sexual behavior in girls

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1734-1745

  Moore, Sarah R ^a   Harden, K Paige ^b   Mendle, Jane ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Perceived pubertal timing; Romantic relationships; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENARCHE; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENARCHE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PEER GROUP; PUBERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84901603117     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036027     Document Type: Article

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