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Mehta, Clare M.; Strough, JoNell – Developmental Review, 2009
Sex segregation (the separation of boys and girls into same-sex groups in their friendships and casual encounters; [Thorne, B., & Luria, Z. (1986). Sexuality and gender in children's daily worlds. "Social Problems, 33", 176-190]), has typically been viewed as a childhood phenomenon. In the present paper, we review research that suggests the…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Friendship, Children, Sexuality
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Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J.; Helfand, Mark – Developmental Review, 2008
We integrated findings from 35 recent, longitudinal studies of the onset of heterosexual intercourse. Correlates of adolescent sexual intercourse onset, whether in early (before age 16) or middle (ages 16-18) adolescence, included living with other than two biological parents, being less monitored by parents, having more advanced physical maturity…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Parenting Styles, Correlation, Delinquency
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Sternberg, Kathleen J.; Baradaran, Laila P.; Abbott, Craig B.; Lamb, Michael E.; Guterman, Eva – Developmental Review, 2006
A mega-analytic study was designed to exploit the power of a large data set combining raw data from multiple studies (n=1870) to examine the effects of type of family violence, age, and gender on children's behavior problems assessed using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Our findings confirmed that children who experienced multiple forms of…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Family Violence, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior