Adolescents’ psychosocial maturity, problem behavior, and subjective age: In search of the adultoid

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 178-192

  Galambos, Nancy L ^a   Tilton Weaver, Lauree C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84938587858     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532480XADS0404_1     Document Type: Article

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