Female Pubertal Timing and Problem Behaviour: The Role of Culture

Autor/inn/en	Skoog, Therese; Stattin, Hakan; Ruiselova, Zdena; Ozdemir, Metin
Titel	Female Pubertal Timing and Problem Behaviour: The Role of Culture
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 37 (2013) 4, S.357-365 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025413486761
Schlagwörter	Age Differences; Foreign Countries; Sexuality; Puberty; Cross Cultural Studies; Correlation; Cultural Context; Cultural Influences; Behavior Problems; Adolescents; Measures (Individuals); Statistical Analysis; Questionnaires; Peer Relationship; Slovakia; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ausland; Sexualität; Pubertät; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Korrelation; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Messdaten; Statistische Analyse; Fragebogen; Peer-Beziehungen; Slowakei; Schweden
Abstract	We tested the peer-socialization/contextual-amplification explanation for the link between early female puberty and problem behaviour. We propose that in cultures with high tolerance for adolescent heterosexual involvement, early puberty should be linked with problem behaviour--not in other cultures. We compared girls in two cultures (Slovakia and Sweden) that differ in acceptance of adolescent girls' heterosexual involvement. Findings supported the hypothesis by showing that in Sweden, a culture that facilitates adolescent heterosexual involvement, early-maturing girls reported more problem behaviours than in Slovakia. The mediation link (heterosexual involvement as the mechanism linking early puberty with problem behaviour) was moderated by culture. The findings expand our understanding of the role of macro-cultural contexts in the developmental significance of female puberty. (Contains 3 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10