Female pubertal timing and problem behaviour

We tested the peer-socialization/contextual-amplification explanation for the link between early female puberty and problem behaviour. We propose that in cultures with high tolerance for adolescent heterosexual involvement, early puberty should be linked with problem behaviour—not in other cultures. We compared girls in two cultures (Slovakia and Sweden) that differ in acceptance of adolescent girls’ heterosexual involvement. Findings supported the hypothesis by showing that in Sweden, a culture that facilitates adolescent heterosexual involvement, early-maturing girls reported more problem behaviours than in Slovakia. The mediation link (heterosexual involvement as the mechanism linking early puberty with problem behaviour) was moderated by culture. The findings expand our understanding of the role of macro-cultural contexts in the developmental significance of female puberty.

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Religiosity as a factor protecting against problem behaviour in adolescence

Journal for Perspectives of Economic Political and Social Integration ◽

10.2478/pepsi-2015-0003 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 (1-2) ◽

pp. 63-89

Author(s):

Iwona Niewiadomska ◽

Rafał P. Bartczuk ◽

Joanna Chwaszcz ◽

Stanisław Fel ◽

Weronika Augustynowicz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Problem Behaviour ◽

Problem Behaviours ◽

Upper Secondary ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role ◽

Upper Secondary Schools ◽

Conceptual Work ◽

Different Levels

Abstract This article explores the question, to what degree religiosity contributes, as a protecting factor against a broad category of socially deviant adolescent and youth behaviours. It also tests the hypothesis that gender plays a moderating role in the relationship between religiosity and problem behaviour. It employs a modified version of the Problem Behaviour Syndrome Measure (PBSM), in concert with Jessor and Jessor’s conceptual work. It also makes use of the Duke Religion Index (DUREL) to assess religiosity. The empirical study deals with a representative group of 960 students of upper-secondary schools in the Lubelskie province, Poland. The results were analyzed using canonical analysis and ANOVA. The achievements of the article are twofold. First, it identifies significant correlations between the different levels of religiosity among youth, and the occurrence and intensification of problem behaviours, particularly in regard to organized activity. Organized and intrinsic religiosity play principal protective roles, while the impact of personal religious practices is less significant. Secondly, while analyzing the moderating role of gender in the relationship between religiosity and the intensity of problem behaviour, it was found that gender does not have a significant interactive impact. An affirmative conclusion was confirmed in only two instances.

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The interaction role of obesity and pubertal timing on the psychosocial adjustment of adolescent girls: longitudinal data

International Journal of Obesity ◽

10.1038/sj.ijo.0803021 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 29 (10) ◽

pp. 1204-1211 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

L Tremblay ◽

J-Y Frigon

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Data ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Psychosocial Adjustment ◽

Pubertal Timing

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Cortisol Response to Psychosocial Stress in Chinese Early Puberty Girls: Possible Role of Depressive Symptoms

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2015/781241 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ying Sun ◽

Fang Deng ◽

Yang Liu ◽

Fang-Biao Tao

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Salivary Cortisol ◽

Social Stress ◽

Stress Reactivity ◽

Pubertal Timing ◽

Stress Test ◽

Cortisol Concentration ◽

Early Puberty ◽

Cortisol Reactivity

Objective. The present study aimed at investigating unique patterns of salivary cortisol reactivity and recovery in response to a social stressor among girls with early puberty and exploring possible role of depressive symptom in this association.Design. Case-control study.Patients. Fifty-six girls with early puberty and age- and body mass index- (BMI-) matched normal puberty controls(n=56)were selected.Measurements. Salivary cortisol was measured in response to the Groningen Social Stress Test for Children.Results. Girls with early puberty had higher cortisol concentration at the end of the GSST (C3), cortisol concentration 20 min after the end of the GSST (C4), and AUC increment (AUCi) compared to non-early puberty girls. Depressive symptoms correlated with blunted HPA reactivity among girls with early puberty.Conclusion. This study demonstrated the disturbance effect of objectively examined early pubertal timing on HPA axis responses. It also suggested that stress reactivity might be blunted for individuals with depressive symptoms.

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The Role of Pubertal Timing in the Development of Peer Victimization and Offending From Early- to Mid-Adolescence

The Journal of Early Adolescence ◽

10.1177/02724316211002265 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 027243162110022

Author(s):

Therése Skoog ◽

Sabina Kapetanovic

Keyword(s):

Peer Victimization ◽

Peer Relations ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Developmental Trajectories ◽

Pubertal Timing ◽

Growth Curve Analysis ◽

Early Puberty ◽

Early Pubertal Timing ◽

Latent Growth Curve Analysis

We used latent growth curve analysis to extend research on associations between early puberty and adverse peer relations by examining the role of pubertal timing in the developmental trajectories of peer victimization and offending from early- to mid-adolescence. We made use of three-wave longitudinal data collected annually from a cohort of Swedish adolescents ( N = 1,515, 51% girls, [Formula: see text]age at T1 = 13.0 years). The results revealed negative developmental trends for peer victimization and offending. Early pubertal timing was linked to higher initial levels and a steeper decrease of peer victimization and offending. The only effect of pubertal timing that differed between the genders was that the initial level of offending was stronger for boys than girls. In conclusion, the negative impact of early pubertal timing on peer victimization and offending occurs in the early stages of adolescence and disappears thereafter.

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Pubertal timing and depressive symptoms in late adolescence: The moderating role of individual, peer, and parental factors

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579412001174 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 455-471 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Amelie Benoit ◽

Eric Lacourse ◽

Michel Claes

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Pubertal Timing ◽

Emotional Problems ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Parental Rejection ◽

Deviant Peer Affiliation ◽

Early Puberty ◽

Peer Affiliation ◽

Moderating Role

AbstractThis longitudinal study examined personal-accentuation and contextual-amplification models of pubertal timing. In these models, individual and contextual risk factors during childhood and adolescence can magnify the effects of early or late puberty on depression symptoms that occur years later. The moderating role of prepubertal individual factors (emotional problems in late childhood) and interpersonal factors (deviant peer affiliation, early dating, perceived peer popularity, and perceived parental rejection during adolescence) were tested. A representative sample of 1,431 Canadian adolescents between 10–11 and 16–17 years of age was followed biannually. In line with the personal-accentuation model, early puberty has been shown to be a predictor for depression in both girls and boys who presented emotional problems in childhood. This effect was also noted for late maturing boys. Consistent with the contextual-amplification model, early puberty predicted later depression in youth who perceived greater parental rejection. Interpersonal experiences such as early dating in girls and deviant peer affiliation in boys predicted depression in early maturers as well. For girls, early dating was also found to be amplified by childhood emotional problems. In line with biopsychosocial models, results indicate that the effect of pubertal timing on depressive symptoms must be conceptualized through complex interactions between characteristics of adolescents' interpersonal relationships and prepubertal vulnerabilities.

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GENETICS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY: Genetic etiologies of central precocious puberty and the role of imprinted genes

Acta Endocrinologica ◽

10.1530/eje-20-0103 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 183 (4) ◽

pp. R107-R117

Author(s):

Stephanie A Roberts ◽

Ursula B Kaiser

Keyword(s):

Precocious Puberty ◽

Pubertal Timing ◽

Association Studies ◽

Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism ◽

Central Precocious Puberty ◽

Imprinted Genes ◽

Genome Wide Association Studies ◽

Early Puberty ◽

Imprinted Gene

Pubertal timing is regulated by the complex interplay of genetic, environmental, nutritional and epigenetic factors. Criteria for determining normal pubertal timing, and thus the definition of precocious puberty, have evolved based on published population studies. The significance of the genetic influence on pubertal timing is supported by familial pubertal timing and twin studies. In contrast to the many monogenic causes associated with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, only four monogenic causes of central precocious puberty (CPP) have been described. Loss-of-function mutations in Makorin Ring Finger Protein 3(MKRN3), a maternally imprinted gene on chromosome 15 within the Prader–Willi syndrome locus, are the most common identified genetic cause of CPP. More recently, several mutations in a second maternally imprinted gene, Delta-like noncanonical Notch ligand 1 (DLK1), have also been associated with CPP. Polymorphisms in both genes have also been associated with the age of menarche in genome-wide association studies. Mutations in the genes encoding kisspeptin (KISS1) and its receptor (KISS1R), potent activators of GnRH secretion, have also been described in association with CPP, but remain rare monogenic causes. CPP has both short- and long-term health implications for children, highlighting the importance of understanding the mechanisms contributing to early puberty. Additionally, given the role of mutations in the imprinted genes MKRN3 and DLK1 in pubertal timing, other imprinted candidate genes should be considered for a role in puberty initiation.

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The role of Toll-like receptors and polymorphism of their genes in the pathogenesis of ovarial dysfunction in adolescent girls with obesity

Pediatric and Adolescent Reproductive Health ◽

10.33029/1816-2134-2020-16-3-64-72 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 64-72

Author(s):

M.A. Levkovich ◽

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V.O. Andreeva ◽

K.E. Khoshabi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Adolescent Girls ◽

Toll Like Receptors

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Gender Equity and the SDGs

10.1093/oso/9780190847128.003.0021 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Elizabeth Dettori ◽

Geeta Rao Gupta

Keyword(s):

Gender Equity ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Well Being ◽

Economic Resources ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Global Partnership ◽

Development Goals ◽

Gender Based ◽

Health And Well Being

This chapter identifies some of the most stubborn gender-based risks and vulnerabilities girls face as a cohort from preadolescence through late adolescence across the domains of personal capabilities, security, safety, economic resources, and opportunities. It reviews progress made during the Millennium Development Goal era in improving girls’ health and well-being and looks to the role of adolescent girls in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. The chapter concludes by recommending an approach for global partnership that is linked to national and local actions and that is centered on priority interventions that can catalyze change, at scale, for adolescent girls.

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