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Area of Science:

  • Adolescent Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Pubertal development involves significant psychosocial changes, including increased appearance-related victimization.
  • The specific pubertal factors driving this victimization and periods of heightened risk remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of pubertal asynchrony on appearance-related victimization.
  • To determine if these associations vary by sex and pubertal status.
  • To explore links between pubertal asynchrony and different types of victimization.

Main Methods:

  • Examined pubertal asynchrony (variation in pubertal milestones) in relation to appearance-related victimization.
  • Analyzed data from 373 adolescents (mean age 13.51, 40% girls).
  • Utilized latent profile analysis to assess victimization typologies.

Main Results:

  • Greater pubertal asynchrony correlated with increased appearance-related victimization, especially among girls.
  • Associations did not differ significantly based on overall pubertal status.
  • Asynchronous adolescents were more prone to high appearance-related and height-based victimization (boys).

Conclusions:

  • Pubertal asynchrony is a contributing factor to appearance-related victimization during adolescence.
  • Findings underscore the need for interventions addressing pubertal development and specific victimization types.