Why and under what contextual conditions do early-maturing girls develop problem behaviors?

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 158-162

  Skoog, Therése ^a   Stattin, Håkan ^a  

^a Örebro University   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Explanations; Problem behavior; Pubertal timing; Puberty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906213816     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12076     Document Type: Article

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