When coming of age means coming undone: links between puberty and psychosocial adjustment among European American and African American girls

Michael, Alice; Eccles, Jacquelynne S.

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511489716.014

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“…This was not the case for African American or Hispanic girls (Hayward, Gotlib, Schraedley, & Litt, 1999). Similarly, Michael & Eccles (2003) reported that Caucasian girls who experienced early menarche experienced greater levels of depressive affect, anger, and eating problems. In contrast, there was no association between menarcheal timing and negative psychological outcomes among African American girls.…”

Section: Racial/ethnic Differences In Timingmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Some preliminary research on differences between African American and Caucasian girls suggests that African American girls are less likely to find early maturation alarming or distressing (see Ge et al, 2003;Streigel-Moore et al, 2001 for exceptions). It has been suggested that this may illuminate a cultural difference, in that African American girls may feel more prepared or excited for the challenges of adulthood (Michael & Eccles, 2003). Although one direct study of family attitudes toward menarche did not obtain racial differences (Teitelman, 2004), the sample size was quite small and perhaps not adequate for detection of group differences.…”

Section: Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Detrimental psychological outcomes associated with early pubertal timing in adolescent girls

Mendle

Turkheimer

Emery

2007

Developmental Review

396

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Though often discussed as though it were a discrete event, puberty comprises one segment of a larger developmental continuum and is notable for rapid transformation across a multitude of domains. Research suggests that an earlier rate of pubertal maturation in girls correlates with a number of detrimental outcomes compared with on-time or later maturation. The present review synthesizes the research on negative psychological sequelae of early pubertal timing in adolescent girls. Emphasis is on three theoretical perspectives by which precocious development is believed to affect the emergence of adverse outcomes: biological, psychosocial, and selection effects.

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Section: Racial/ethnic Differences In Timingmentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Detrimental psychological outcomes associated with early pubertal timing in adolescent girls

Mendle

Turkheimer

Emery

2007

Developmental Review

396

338

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“…In particular, girls who perceive themselves as more advanced in their pubertal development may also perceive a wider “maturity gap” until they gain full adult status (Moffitt, 1993), which may provoke additional delinquent behavior. A limited number of studies have evaluated the relative impact of objectively early maturation versus girls’ perceptions of themselves as early maturers (Brooks-Gunn and Warren 1985; Brooks-Gunn, Attie, Burrow, Rosso, & Warren, 1989; Michael & Eccles, 2003; Rierdan et al, 1988). These studies have consistently found that girls who define themselves as early maturers -- even if their development is objectively on-time or even late – are more likely to exhibitadverse developmental outcomes.…”

Section: Measurement Of Pubertal Timingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gene-environment interplay in the association between pubertal timing and delinquency in adolescent girls.

Harden¹,

Mendle²

2012

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

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Early pubertal timing places girls at elevated risk for a breadth of negative outcomes, including involvement in delinquent behavior. While previous developmental research has emphasized the unique social challenges faced by early maturing girls, this relation is complicated by genetic influences for both delinquent behavior and pubertal timing, which are seldom controlled for in existing research. The current study uses genetically informed data on 924 female-female twin and sibling pairs drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to (1) disentangle biological versus environmental mechanisms for the effects of early pubertal timing and (2) test for gene-environment interactions. Results indicate that early pubertal timing influences girls’ delinquency through a complex interplay between biological risk and environmental experiences. Genes related to earlier age at menarche and higher perceived development significantly predict increased involvement in both non-violent and violent delinquency. Moreover, after accounting for this genetic association between pubertal timing and delinquency, the impact of non-shared environmental influences on delinquency are significantly moderated by pubertal timing, such that the non-shared environment is most important among early maturing girls. This interaction effect is particularly evident for non-violent delinquency. Overall, results suggest early maturing girls are vulnerable to an interaction between genetic and environmental risks for delinquent behavior.

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“…However, considerable differences in body dissatisfaction are present in boys and girls in preadolescence and there are strong theoretical reasons to believe that body dissatisfaction will increase during middle school (Davison et al 2003;Gardner et al 1999). During this developmental period, social comparisons increase (Michael and Eccles 2003). Moreover, puberty is experienced by both genders during this developmental stage and girls become more aware of the thin body ideal and more distressed with weight gain, whereas boys become more concerned with developing a more muscular body.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development and Validation of Adolescent Comparative Body and Appearance Satisfaction Scale (ACBASS)

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A large number of studies have investigated body image and appearance-related social comparisons among college students and adolescents. However, there is no adolescent-specific instrument for measurement of body and appearance satisfaction within social context. The present study aimed to develop and validate Adolescent Comparative Body and Appearance Satisfaction Scale (ACBASS). Three studies (n = 938) were conducted to investigate validity and reliability of the scale. Finally, a 20-item scale with 4 components (physical fitness, facial appearance, physical health, and body strength) was resulted with adequate psychometric properties. This newly developed scale may be used in clinical and research settings among adolescents.

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When coming of age means coming undone: links between puberty and psychosocial adjustment among European American and African American girls

Cited by 24 publications

References 30 publications

Detrimental psychological outcomes associated with early pubertal timing in adolescent girls

Detrimental psychological outcomes associated with early pubertal timing in adolescent girls

Gene-environment interplay in the association between pubertal timing and delinquency in adolescent girls.

Development and Validation of Adolescent Comparative Body and Appearance Satisfaction Scale (ACBASS)

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