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Direct linkSara Carucci; Alessandro Zuddas; Angelico Lampis; Kenneth K. C. Man; Carla Balia; Jan Buitelaar; Marina Danckaerts; Ralf W. Dittmann; Federica Donno; Bruno Falissard; Antonella Gagliano; Peter Garas; Alexander Häge; Chris Hollis; Sarah K. Inglis; Kerstin Konrad; Hanna Kovshoff; Elizabeth Liddle; Suzanne McCarthy; Antje Neubert; Peter Nagy; Eric Rosenthal; Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke; Ian C. K. Wong; Tobias Banaschewski; David Coghill – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: The short-term safety of methylphenidate (MPH) has been widely demonstrated; however the long-term safety is less clear. The aim of this study was to investigate the safety of MPH in relation to pubertal maturation and to explore the monitoring of bone age. Method: Participants from ADDUCE, a two-year observational longitudinal study…
Descriptors: Human Body, Puberty, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children
Olivia M. Bellas; Monique A. Mulholland; Nina Sivertsen; Emma Kemp; Ivanka Prichard; Stefania Velardo; Jessica Shipman – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2024
The age of the onset of menstruation, termed menarche, has been declining for decades worldwide. Approximately 12% of Australian girls reach menarche between eight to 11 years of age. Current health and physical education subject guidelines from the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority state that puberty education should be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Physiology, Elementary School Students
Black, Candace J.; McEwen, Fiona S.; Smeeth, Demelza; Popham, Cassandra M.; Karam, Elie; Pluess, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 2023
Increasing research shows pubertal development accelerates following threats while it decelerates following deprivation. Yet, these environmental stressors are unlikely to occur in isolation. We investigated how war exposure and energetic stress impact pubertal development using data from the longitudinal Biological Pathways of Risk and Resilience…
Descriptors: War, Puberty, Stress Variables, Refugees
Katherine Maslowski; Rina Biswakarma; Michael J. Reiss; Joyce Harper – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
Sex and fertility education is essential to enable people to make informed choices. School is an important source of education, so we examined the current curriculum relating to sex and fertility education in England and compared it with students' accounts of their experiences. We analysed the Awarding Body GCSE science and biology specifications…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Pregnancy, Secondary School Students, Biochemistry
Kanwar, Palak – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
Pubertal timing carries social as well as psychological implications. It is observed that adolescents rely upon their families, friends and other social circles for learning important skills that help them to cope with the pressures they face during the pubertal transition towards adulthood successfully. Since behavioural response to puberty also…
Descriptors: Puberty, Behavior Problems, Early Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship
Mitchell, Siobhan B.; Haase, Anne M.; Cumming, Sean P. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
This study employed semi-structured interviews and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to explore experiences of on-time maturation in nine adolescent ballet dancers from across three vocational ballet schools in the United Kingdom. Two themes were identified as central to their experiences: 'A right and a wrong way to grow', and fitting in…
Descriptors: Dance, Phenomenology, Adolescent Attitudes, Dance Education
Elona Krasniqi; Dan Liu; Marek Blatny; Alexander T. Vazsonyi – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2024
The present study tested the developmental links between maternal closeness and support and measures of depression and anxiety symptoms, and whether these links were conditioned by pubertal status. It was hypothesized that pubertal status (early) would potentiate the negative links (stronger relationships) between maternal positive parenting and…
Descriptors: Puberty, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Attachment Behavior
Sedibe, Mabatho; Hendricks, Nellie Gloria Patricia – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2021
The study explored the experiences of adolescent learners regarding drug abuse in previously disadvantaged townships in South Africa. A phenomenological research paradigm was employed, and an inductive research approach was implemented. The study followed a qualitative research design focusing on interviews and document analysis as data collection…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Drug Abuse, Secondary School Students
Iimura, Shuhei; Deno, Minako; Kibe, Chieko; Endo, Toshihiko – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2022
Based on the "Differential Susceptibility Theory," we examined whether the relationship between pubertal maturation and depressive symptoms can be moderated by individual differences in environmental sensitivity. The current article used the three-wave data collected from Japanese adolescents aged from 12 to 15 years (girls = 111,…
Descriptors: Puberty, Correlation, Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Bhana, Deevia; Matswetu, Vimbai – Health Education Journal, 2023
Background: Parents play an important role in shaping young people's sexual lives and behaviours with implications for their current and future sexual and reproductive health. This study examined the perspectives of rural Zimbabwean parents on young people's sexual health. Design: Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 19 (6 men…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Population, Parent Attitudes, Health Behavior
Download full textErkan, Mert; Gümüsdag, Hayrettin – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2023
There is an opinion about puberty that has some negative aspects. According to this view, he mentions that adolescence includes intense stress, pessimistic thoughts and inner turmoil. The aim of this study is to examine the methods of coping with physical and mental problems encountered in adolescence. It was applied to 8 high school students…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Puberty, Stress Variables, Psychological Patterns
Pullen Sansfaçon, Annie; Medico, Denise; Riggs, Damien; Carlile, Anna; Suerich-Gulick, Frank – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2023
Trans and non-binary youth (TNBY) face high levels of interpersonal and social adversity as well as disproportionate rates of mental health issues such as depression, self-harm and suicidal ideation. Among protective factors, context plays a key role. In addition to parental support, access to gender-affirming medical care begins to emerge as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, LGBTQ People, Access to Health Care, Cultural Differences
Dominic Odwa Atari; Sheikh K. Tariquzzaman; Andura Nancy – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2024
This article draws on grounded theory and ethnographic fieldwork approaches and applies a political ecology of adolescent health (PEAH) framework to examine how school-going adolescent girls and their communities perceive sexual and reproductive health education (SRHE) and menstrual hygiene management (MHM) in the region. Three young girls were…
Descriptors: Physiology, Health, Hygiene, Barriers
Horton, Cal – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
Puberty can be a particularly challenging time for adolescents who are transgender. Access to puberty blocking medication, commonly called 'puberty blockers', is considered an integral component of gender affirmative healthcare. Existing literature provides little insight into how parents of trans children entering into early adolescence navigate…
Descriptors: Puberty, Sexual Identity, Drug Therapy, Parent Role
G.J. Melendez-Torres; Ruth Ponsford; Rebecca Meiksin; Nerissa Tilouche; Neisha Sundaram; Joanna Sturgess; Elizabeth Allen; Maria Lohan; Honor Young; Alison Hadley; Rona Campbell; Chris Bonell – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2024
Student-reported quality and coverage of school-based relationships and sex education (RSE) vary, with gender/sexual-minority and disadvantaged students reporting poorer provision. Experience of RSE among younger adolescents is under-explored. We examined student-reported RSE coverage and priorities and how coverage, and sexual-health knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Sexuality, Sex Education
