Exploring the complex association between pubertal development and depression in African American and European American girls

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 725-736

  Keenan, Kate ^a   Culbert, Kristen M ^b   Grimm, Kevin J ^c   Hipwell, Alison E ^d   Stepp, Stephanie D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Puberty; Race; Tempo; Timing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; PUBERTY; PUBIC HAIR DEVELOPMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; AGE; CAUCASIAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PENNSYLVANIA; PUBERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924915350     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038003     Document Type: Article

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