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Do I Look Gawky? The Association between Pubertal Asynchrony and Peer Victimization
Pubertal synchrony is defined as the degree of coherence to which puberty-related body changes (e.g., breast development, growth spurt, voice change, underarm hair growth) are coordinated.
Misaki N. Natsuaki +6 more
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Association between pubertal development stages and body adiposity in children and adolescents
Background The study aimed to analyze the association between pubertal development stages and adiposity in children and adolescents. Methods Cross-sectional study conducted in 2007 in Florianópolis, Brazil, with 2339 schoolchildren 32 aged 8 to 14 years ...
Fernando Adami +5 more
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Earlier pubertal development appears to be one pathway through which childhood trauma contributes to psychopathology in adolescence. Puberty-related changes in neural networks involved in emotion processing, namely the amygdala-medial prefrontal (mPFC ...
Natalie L. Colich +7 more
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Endocrine disruptors and abnormalities of pubertal development [PDF]
Onset and development of puberty is regulated by the neuroendocrine system. Population-based studies worldwide have observed secular trends towards earlier puberty development. These changes are apparently caused by environmental factors such as improved
Adair +62 more
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Disordered pubertal development [PDF]
Puberty is the physiological sequence of events when secondary sexual characteristics develop and reproductive capacity is achieved. The start of puberty is characterised by the appearance of a palpable breast bud (stage B2) in girls and testicular volumes of >3.5 ml in boys.
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Background: To determine the relationship between pubertal timing and quality of life (QOL) in children and adolescents and to provide a basis for QOL intervention in pubertal children in the future to promote good adaptation and healthy physical and ...
Yang Pu +3 more
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Disorders of Pubertal Development [PDF]
Puberty is an extremely important phase in the physical and psychosocial development of the adolescent.Selective literature review.The diagnosis of abnormal puberty requires thorough knowledge of normal pubertal development and of the variations of normal puberty as well as its pathology.
Jürgen, Brämswig, Angelika, Dübbers
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Maternal correlates of adolescent girls' eating disorder tendencies
Characteristics of the mothers, as well as those of the mother-daughter relationship, among eating disordered populations have been discussed extensively in the clinical literature, although there are few empirical studies with clinical or at risk ...
Takayo Mukai
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Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and timing of puberty in sons and daughters: a population-based cohort study. [PDF]
BackgroundIn many countries, an increased prevalence of obesity in pregnancy has coincided with a declining pubertal age. We aimed to explore the potential effect of maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity on timing of puberty in sons and daughters.
Arah, Onyebuchi A +7 more
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Background Growth and pubertal retardation are one of the most visible comorbidities in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) under regular hemodialysis.
Emad E. Ghobrial +3 more
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