Background Earlier age of pubertal maturation in females is associated with increased risk
for mental health problems in adolescence, compared with on-time or later maturation …

BACKGROUND: Early pubertal timing in girls is one of the best-replicated antecedents of a
range of mental health problems during adolescence, but few researchers have examined …

Background The timing of puberty may have an important impact on adolescent mental
health. In particular, earlier age at menarche has been associated with elevated rates of …

Research examining pubertal timing effects on psychopathology has emphasized that a
subset of adolescents, particularly females, who experience early pubertal maturation …

Puberty is linked to mental health problems during adolescence, and in particular, the timing
of puberty is thought to be an important risk factor. This study developed a new measure of …

The higher prevalence of affective symptoms among women compared to men emerges in
adolescence, and it has been associated with pubertal maturation. However, it remains …

Pubertal development has been associated with adverse outcomes throughout adolescence
and adulthood. However, much of the previous literature has categorized outcome variables …

Purpose Sex differences in depression emerge in adolescence, in concert with puberty. Off-
time maturers, especially early-maturing girls, report more depressive symptoms than their …

OBJECTIVE: This investigation tested whether the timing of puberty continued to be
associated with experiences of psychopathology (symptoms and disorders) from mid …

Purpose Earlier timing and faster tempo of puberty have been linked to adolescents' poor
mental health. Previous research rarely adjusted for childhood mental health, did not use …