Pubertal timing and grade effects on adjustment.

Linking Childhood Maltreatment with Girls' Internalizing Symptoms: Early Puberty as a Tipping Point.

Early pubertal timing in girls is one of the most frequently replicated antecedents of adolescent emotional distress. Yet understanding the impact of pubertal timing in psychosocial development has presented something of a conundrum for developmentalists, as earlier physical maturation may often be preceded by a range of early adversities and life stressors. The present paper disentangles these...

Contributions of pubertal timing and adolescent intimate relationships to trajectories of psychological distress: A cohort study

Prior research on how pubertal timing is associated with adolescent psychological distress has remained inconclusive. At the same time, emerging research has begun its attention to the effects of romantic and sexual relationships on adolescent psychological well-being. Much empirical work examines either side of the story using western samples. Yet, a non-western society presents its distinct s...

Genetic Regulation

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Pubertal timing and psychopathology 1 Pubertal Timing and Psychopathology Xiaojia Ge and Misaki N. Natsuaki In Search of Explanations for Early Pubertal Timing Effects on Developmental Psychopathology

Infection and pubertal timing: a systematic review.

The decline in age of pubertal timing has serious public health implications ranging from psychosocial adjustment problems to a possible increase in reproductive cancers. One biologically plausible explanation for the decline is a decrease in exposures to infections. To systematically review studies that assess the role of infection in pubertal timing, Medline, Web of Science and EMBASE were sy...