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ERIC Number: EJ626948
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1050-8392
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Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Girls' Pubertal Maturation: Results from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods.
Obeidallah, Dawn A.; Brennan, Robert T.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Kindlon, Daniel; Earls, Felton
Journal of Research on Adolescence, v10 n4 p443-64 2000
This study examined whether aspects of pubertal maturation in girls vary across race and ethnicity. Findings highlighted the importance of including socioeconomic factors in exploration of menarcheal differences across race/ethnicity. Perceptions of pubertal timing did not vary across racial/ethnic groups. (SD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Ethnicity, Females, Menstruation, Physical Development, Preadolescents, Puberty, Racial Differences, Racial Factors, Social Differences, Social Influences, Socioeconomic Influences, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois (Chicago)
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