Abstract Theory and research highlight the mismatch between puberty-associated
challenges and personal coping resources among youth with early actual or perceived …

This research examined personal-accentuation and contextual-amplification models of
pubertal timing, wherein personal and contextual risks magnify the effects of earlier pubertal …

While off-time pubertal development has emerged as a potential risk factor for both
symptoms of depression and anxiety in youth, the literature is mixed and inconsistent as to …

This research explored sex differences in the pathways linking pubertal timing to depression
across 4 years. A sample of 167 youth (M age= 12.41 years, SD= 1.19) and their caregivers …

Off-time pubertal timing has been linked to an increased risk of adolescent depressive
symptoms, but the mechanisms underlying these associations are not well understood …

Maternal depression is associated with an increased risk for depression in offspring; the
factors explaining this association, however, are unclear. We examined coping in a group of …

Robust evidence supports that girls and boys who experience early pubertal timing,
maturing earlier than one's peers, are vulnerable to developing symptoms of depression …

There is some evidence linking maternal depression, harsh parenting, and children's
internal representations of attachment, yet, longitudinal examinations of these relationships …

The purpose of this study was to examine whether parenting moderated the association
between maternal depressive symptoms and initial levels and growth of preadolescent …

Previous studies have found evidence for gender and racial/ethnic differences in depressive
symptoms in adolescence; however, the mechanisms driving this relationship are poorly …