Pubertal Timing of Latinas and School Connectedness During the Transition to Middle School

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1275-1287

  Morales Chicas, Jessica ^a   Graham, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Menarche; Middle school transition; Pubertal timing; School connectedness; School ethnic composition

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBERTY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; PUBERTY; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 84939880420     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-014-0192-x     Document Type: Article

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