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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Adolescent Health
  • Behavioral Science

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  • Pubertal timing is associated with psychological development.
  • Early maturation in girls links to depression and externalizing problems.
  • Early and late maturation in boys links to depression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate if pubertal timing uniquely predicts psychological problems.
  • Determine if pubertal timing mediates behavior problem continuity.
  • Examine if pubertal timing moderates existing psychological risks.

Main Methods:

  • Studied 534 girls and 550 boys.
  • Measured pubertal timing using logistic models and age at menarche.
  • Assessed childhood and adolescent behavior problems via parent and youth reports.

Main Results:

  • Behavior problems showed moderate stability from childhood to adolescence.
  • Pubertal timing did not mediate continuity of behavior problems.
  • Early maturation in boys amplified the link between childhood problems and adolescent substance use.

Conclusions:

  • Pubertal timing and childhood behavior problems have unique effects on adolescent outcomes.
  • Puberty's influence on psychological development is distinct from behavior problem continuity.
  • Findings underscore the independent contributions of pubertal timing and prior issues to adolescent mental health.