Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10511507 Journal of Adolescent Health 2015 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
These results suggest that sexual abuse and physical abuse are associated with earlier and riskier sexual behavior in girls relative to no maltreatment and to similar degrees. However, only the link between sexual abuse and sexual behavior involves a biological mechanism manifested in early pubertal timing.
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Early Childhood Maltreatment and Girls' Sexual Behavior: The Mediating Role of Pubertal Timing
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