TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Social factors affecting the onset of puberty
JO  - Journal of reproductive and infant psychology
A1  - Smith, Peter K.
A1  - Alsaker, F.
SP  - 109
EP  - 109
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 /> 
LA  - 
SN  - 0264-6838
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02646839908409090
ID  - ref1
ER  -