Pubertal Timing and Youth Internalizing Psychopathology: The Role of Relational Aggression

Pomerantz, Hayley; Parent, Justin; Forehand, Rex; Breslend, Nicole Lafko; Winer, Jeffrey P.

doi:10.1007/s10826-016-0598-z

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“…Earlier pubertal timing may accelerate the socialization of gender, and smoking is one of the male stereotypes [31]. There is a cross-cultural consistency in the relationship between adolescents' smoking behavior and pubertal timing [7][8][9]21].…”

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“…The developmental readiness hypothesis posits that entering puberty earlier than one's peers may add psychological stress due to asynchrony among biological, social, and emotional developments [6]. Early pubertal timing is related to many externalizing behavior problems such as relational aggression, conduct problems, substance use, and smoking behaviors [7][8][9].…”

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Parenting Styles as a Moderator of the Association between Pubertal Timing and Chinese Adolescents’ Smoking Behavior

Hui

Yan

et al. 2021

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Background: Pubertal timing refers to the timing of an individual regarding pubertal sexual maturation, both physiologically and psychologically. Existing research shows that pubertal timing is associated with behavioral problems. This study investigated the role of parenting style in the relationship between pubertal timing and Chinese adolescents’ smoking behavior. Methods: The study examined the association of pubertal timing, parenting style and adolescents’ smoking behavior, using the Pubertal Development Scale (Chinese version), Simplified Parenting Style Scale-Chinese version, and three items related to adolescents’ smoking situation. Participants were 1391 Chinese adolescents aged 11–16 years old (53.41% boys). Hierarchical linear regression analyses assessed the moderating role of parenting style on the association between pubertal timing and adolescent smoking behavior. Results: The results indicated that parenting style moderates the relationship between pubertal timing and adolescent smoking behavior. For male adolescents, father rejection moderated the relationship between early pubertal timing and smoking behavior. For female adolescents, father rejection, father emotional warmth, and mother emotional warmth moderated the relationship between pubertal timing and smoking behavior. Conclusions: Findings from the study highlight the importance of parenting style, which may influence the negative outcomes associated with early pubertal timing and can help improve interventions aimed at reducing these negative outcomes.

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Parenting Styles as a Moderator of the Association between Pubertal Timing and Chinese Adolescents’ Smoking Behavior

Hui

Yan

et al. 2021

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“…Because CPP is a rare disease, the number of published studies examining CPP is limited and most studies have small sample sizes 7,9,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] . However, a longitudinal study performed by Mensah et al 35 examined psychosocial adjustment in a large sample of Australian children using PedsQL.…”

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A survey of care pathway and health-related quality of life impact for children with central precocious puberty

Klein

Soliman

Grubb

et al. 2019

Current Medical Research and Opinion

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Objective: To describe the timeline to diagnosis for children with central precocious puberty (CPP) and evaluate their psychosocial and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Methods: A cross-sectional survey was used to prospectively collect data from caregivers, recruited via the MAGIC Foundation, of children with CPP. The control (non-CPP) group was recruited from a national panel of parents/caregivers. After completing a screening survey, respondents completed a burden of illness survey. Respondents in both groups completed the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) peer relationship instruments. Results: Responses from 142 caregivers of children with and 300 without CPP were assessed. Mean time to treatment after a child's visit to the pediatric endocrinologist was 220 days and time from onset of symptoms to initiating treatment was approximately 2 years. Responses to HRQoL inventories were all lower in children with CPP versus non-CPP. Adjusted mean (± standard error) PedsQL total (65.3 ± 1.8 versus 75.7 ± 1.2), Psychosocial Health Summary (62.4 ± 1.8 versus 73.4 ± 1.2), and Physical Health Summary (70.7 ± 2.2 versus 79.9 ± 1.5) scores were significantly lower (p < .01) in CPP versus non-CPP group. PROMIS peer relationship T score (± standard error) was numerically lower for the CPP versus non-CPP group (45.4 ± 1.0 versus 47.4 ± 0.7, p ¼ .11). Conclusions: In clinical practice, there is a longer than expected delay between CPP symptom onset and referral to an endocrinologist and ultimate treatment. Children with CPP experience a substantial disease burden with a significant impact on emotional, social, and physical functioning compared with children without CPP.

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“…As youth enter adolescence, the rate of aggressive behavior at school is seemingly booming. This is because the biological changes within the onset of puberty are troubling or disturbing to adolescents, which may intensify aggressive behavior in such a period (Tremblay, 1998;Pomerantz et al, 2017). Embedded in Confucianism, Chinese culture pays special attention to maintaining harmonious interpersonal relationships and family dignity (Bond, 2010), which has a significant influence on the development of personality, social skills, and social behavior.…”

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The Associations of Parental Harsh Discipline, Adolescents’ Gender, and Grit Profiles With Aggressive Behavior Among Chinese Early Adolescents

Cui

Lan

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Although the association between parental harsh discipline and aggressive behavior in adolescence has been well established, little attention has been paid to early adolescence. Moreover, the risk and protective factors (the interplay of parents' and adolescents' gender, the role of grit) in this association during this period are still less explored in the literature. Guided by a socioecological framework, the current study (more exploratory in nature) identified the grit profiles based on two dimensions (i.e., perseverance and consistency) in a sample of Chinese early adolescents; likewise, this study further investigated gender-specific patterns and the moderating role of grit profiles in the association between parental harsh discipline and aggressive behavior. A total of 1,156 Chinese early adolescents (46.5% girls) were involved in this study and completed a set of self-report questionnaires. Latent profile analysis revealed three profiles of grit: low perseverance and low consistency, high perseverance and low consistency, and high perseverance and high consistency. Moreover, linear regression analysis indicated that paternal and maternal harsh discipline were each positively associated with aggressive behavior. The positive association between paternal harsh discipline and aggressive behavior was only significant for adolescent boys with low levels of perseverance and consistency; in contrast, the positive association between maternal harsh discipline and aggressive behavior was significantly stronger for adolescent boys with high levels of perseverance and consistency. These findings suggest that parental harsh discipline presents a risk factor for aggressive behavior, especially for adolescent boys in early adolescence; such a vulnerable effect is more heightened for those with low levels of perseverance and consistency. In addition, although grit is assumed to be a positive personal attribute, maternal harsh discipline to boys in the Chinese family context may disturb their positive development pathway during early adolescence, which is highly discouraged.

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Pubertal Timing and Youth Internalizing Psychopathology: The Role of Relational Aggression

Cited by 25 publications

References 54 publications

Parenting Styles as a Moderator of the Association between Pubertal Timing and Chinese Adolescents’ Smoking Behavior

Parenting Styles as a Moderator of the Association between Pubertal Timing and Chinese Adolescents’ Smoking Behavior

A survey of care pathway and health-related quality of life impact for children with central precocious puberty

The Associations of Parental Harsh Discipline, Adolescents’ Gender, and Grit Profiles With Aggressive Behavior Among Chinese Early Adolescents

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