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It's about Timing and Change: Pubertal Transition Effects on Symptoms of Major Depression among African American Youths.
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Ge, Xiaojia; Kim, Irene J.; Brody, Gene H.; Conger, Rand D.; Simons, Ronald L.; Gibbons, Frederick X.; Cutrona, Carolyn E. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Examined effects of early physical maturation and accelerated pubertal changes on symptoms of major depression among 639 African American adolescents. Found that for girls, early maturation was consistently associated with elevated levels of depressive symptoms. For boys, early maturers showed elevated depression only at age 11, with symptoms…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Youth, Depression (Psychology), Early Adolescents
Coming of Age Too Early: Pubertal Influences on Girls' Vulnerability to Psychological Distress.
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Ge, Xiaojia; And Others – Child Development, 1996
Interviewed family members about family relationships and observed family members' interactions. Found that, compared to other girls, early maturing girls experienced higher levels of psychological distress; experienced greater psychological distress in grade 10 when they had a mixed-sex friendship network in grades 7 through 9; and were more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Stages, Fathers
The Relation between Puberty and Psychological Distress in Adolescent Boys.
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Ge, Xiaojia; Conger, Rand D.; Elder, Glen H., Jr. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2001
Examined relation between puberty and adjustment problems in 7th through 10th-grade males. Found that, compared with less physically developed peers, more physically developed boys in grade 7 manifested more externalized hostile feelings and internalized distress in grades 8-10. Pubertal timing related to distress and hostility, even when…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Body Image, Emotional Adjustment