login

Pubertal Maturation in Female Development

Published 24 October 2018
Håkan Stattin, David Mag­nusson
Citations449

TL;DR

This chapter discusses the issue of Biological-Psychosocial Interaction, which affects girls in a Developing Environment and investigates the role of timing and social and emotional adjustment in girls' development.

Abstract

Contents: The Issue of Biological-Psychosocial Interaction. The General Approach and the Basic Model. Data. Psychological Adaptation and Self-Concept. Interpersonal Relations. Social and Emotional Adjustment. The Short-Term Consequences. Developing Girls in a Developing Environment. Mediators of the Influence of Pubertal Timing. The Long-Term Consequences. Some Final Reflections.

Keywords

Medicine