Do I fit in? Psychosocial ramifications of low gender typicality in early adolescence

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 60, Issue , 2017, Pages 161-170

  Smith, Danielle Sayre ^a   Juvonen, Jaana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Early adolescence; Gender typicality; Peer victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ANXIETY; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER; GIRL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BULLYING; CRIME VICTIM; GENDER IDENTITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 85026539201     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.07.014     Document Type: Article

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