%0 Journal Article
%T Social factors affecting the onset of puberty
%J Journal of reproductive and infant psychology
%D 1999
%A Smith, Peter K.
%A Alsaker, F.
%V 17
%N 2
%P 109-109
%X The first three papers of this issue make up a special feature examining the social factors that affect the onset of puberty. Such factors may include family composition, interpersonal relationships with parents and/or peers, family stress and experience of sexual abuse, the cultural and historical context, and perceptions of puberty as mediated by the social environment (Alsaker, 1995).<p />
%G 
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 0264-6838
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02646839908409090