Whisnant L, Brett E, Zegans L
Am J Psychiatry. 1975 Aug;132(8):815-20. doi: 10.1176/ajp.132.8.815.
Interviews with young girls aged 9 to 18 revealed that commercial educational materials are an important source of information about menstruation. Although these materials are valuable educational supplements, they do not provide a complete, accurate, and realistic description of menarcheal changes and emphasize good hygiene rather than dealing with the young girl's emotional needs and anxieties. The authors stress the need for more research into the physiological, cognitive, and psychological changes during puberty and the obligation of parents, schools, and other social institutions to provide more comprehensive information to the maturing girl about the essential issues of pubertal development.
对9至18岁年轻女孩的访谈显示，商业教育材料是月经相关信息的重要来源。尽管这些材料是有价值的教育补充，但它们并未对初潮变化进行完整、准确和现实的描述，而是强调良好的卫生习惯，而非关注年轻女孩的情感需求和焦虑。作者强调有必要对青春期的生理、认知和心理变化进行更多研究，以及父母、学校和其他社会机构有义务向成熟女孩提供更全面的青春期发育基本问题信息。
