Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, 1 South Avenue, Blodgett 212E, Garden City, NY 11530, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2011 Oct;40(10):1329-42. doi: 10.1007/s10964-010-9625-3. Epub 2011 Jan 4.
Substantial evidence from cross-sectional and short time-span longitudinal studies exists about negative associations between early pubertal maturation on a number of psychological outcomes. The objective of the present study was to assess the association between early maturation and developmental trajectories of social skills and internalizing and externalizing problems in girls from grades 1 through 9, including pre- and post-pubertal periods. The sample came from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development and included 398 Caucasian and 60 African American girls. Multilevel modeling revealed early maturing Caucasian girls were at risk for higher internalizing and externalizing problems and experiencing higher levels of problems pre-pubertally. African American youth had lower social skills and internalizing problems with no group differences due to early pubertal development. Findings are discussed in light of literature on continuity of girls' psychosocial development before and during the pubertal transition.
大量来自横断面和短期纵向研究的证据表明，青春期早期发育与许多心理结果之间存在负相关。本研究的目的是评估 1 年级至 9 年级女孩青春期早期成熟与社会技能以及内化和外化问题发展轨迹之间的关系，包括青春期前和青春期后。该样本来自 NICHD 早期儿童保育和青年发展研究，包括 398 名白人和 60 名非裔美国女孩。多层次模型显示，早熟的白种人女孩有更高的内化和外化问题的风险，并且在青春期前经历更高水平的问题。非裔美国青少年的社会技能和内化问题较低，由于青春期早期发育，没有群体差异。研究结果与青春期前和青春期过渡期间女孩心理社会发展连续性的文献进行了讨论。
