Background: Off-time puberty is considered to be an important risk factor for mental health
problems during early adolescence. The current study undertook a comprehensive …

Purpose Earlier pubertal timing is an important predictor of emotional and behavioral
problems during adolescence. The current study undertook a comprehensive investigation …

Early pubertal timing is associated with youth mental health problems, with association
amplified or mitigated by characteristics of the residential neighborhood. Yet, limited …

In addition to the biological and hormonal changes that characterize puberty, the pubertal
transition is accompanied by significant psychological and social challenges. Research has …

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 …

Pubertal timing is a robust predictor of externalizing and internalizing problems in
adolescence, but controversies remain whether only early or off-time (both early and late) …

Objective Early pubertal development is associated with negative health and mental health
outcomes. Research on the influence of puberty on mental health underscores a need to …

Mental health problems are one of the leading causes of non-fatal burden in adolescents,
with lasting impacts on health, social adjustment and economic productivity across the …

Objective. To examine individual differences in adolescent personality and neurocognitive
abilities as mechanisms of early pubertal timing effects on adolescent internalizing …

Puberty in girls represents a notable period of vulnerability for different psychological
disorders. The research literature has primarily considered external and contextual factors …