Pubertal Timing, Peer Victimization, and Body Esteem Differentially Predict Depressive Symptoms in African American and Caucasian Girls

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 378-402

  Hamlat, Elissa J ^a   Shapero, Benjamin G ^a   Hamilton, Jessica L ^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

body image; bullying; cross ethnic; depression; puberty pubertal development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924916778     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: 15525449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431614534071     Document Type: Article

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