早期的青春期时间,而不是节奏,将时间有限的早期逆境与精神病理联系在一起
Mariann A Howland1, Brie M Reid2, Bonny Donzella1
1Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Neurotoxicology and teratology
|December 13, 2024
概括
早期的逆境可能会加快以前住院的儿童的青春期时间,这与增加的精神病理学有关. 这种效应似乎是特定于时间,而不是速度,这表明干预目标有限.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 进化生物学 进化生物学
- 儿童精神病学 儿童精神病学
背景情况:
- 进化发展理论表明,早期的逆境可以改变青春期成熟的时间和速度.
- 经验证据将早期生活中的逆境与青春期的变化联系在一起是不一致的,部分原因是孤立环境影响的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 调查严重的早期生活逆境对以前住院 (PI) 儿童青春期时间和节奏的影响.
- 检查青春期的时间或节奏是否调解了早期逆境和以后的精神病理症状之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 一个加速的纵向准实验设计,比较了132名国际收养儿童与169名非收养儿童.
- 通过护士检查和精神病理症状 (儿童自我报告的内化,父母报告的外化) 来评估坦纳青春期阶段.
主要成果:
- 与NA儿童相比,在Tanner阶段3或以下的PI儿童显示出更早的青春期时间 (更早达到第3阶段).
- 在青春期的速度上没有观察到任何显著的群体差异.
- 早期的青春期时间部分介导了早期逆境和更高/下降的内部化和外部化精神病理症状之间的关联.
结论:
- 在脆弱的儿童群体中,早期的逆境与加速的青春期时间,但不是节奏有关.
- 虽然青春期的时间与精神病理学有关,但由于其部分调解作用,它可能不是干预的强大目标.
- 研究结果支持将早期青春期成熟视为心理健康干预的潜在风险标志物.
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