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Puberty and girls' sexuality: Why hormones are not the complete answer
Author(s) -
Graber Julia A.,
Sontag Lisa M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.160
Subject(s) - human sexuality , feeling , psychology , developmental psychology , psychosocial , adolescent development , erikson's stages of psychosocial development , psychosexual development , social psychology , gender studies , sociology , psychotherapist
The psychosocial impact of puberty on changes in girls' feelings about their bodies and their sexuality is discussed. We present a model of girls' sexuality development that incorporates puberty, self, and peer systems.