The Family Antecedents and the Subsequent Outcomes of Early Puberty

Autor/inn/en	Arim, Rubab G.; Tramonte, Lucia; Shapka, Jennifer D.; Dahinten, V. Susan; Willms, J. Douglas
Titel	The Family Antecedents and the Subsequent Outcomes of Early Puberty
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40 (2011) 11, S.1423-1435 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-011-9638-6
Schlagwörter	Smoking; Comparative Analysis; Puberty; Fathers; Socioeconomic Status; Measurement; Longitudinal Studies; Unemployment; Gender Differences; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Drinking; Stress Variables; Age; Foreign Countries; Children; Adolescents; Young Adults; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rauchen; Pubertät; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Messverfahren; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Arbeitslosigkeit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Trinken; Alter; Lebensalter; Ausland; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Kanada
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine both the family antecedents and the outcomes of early puberty, with a particular focus on factors related to family socioeconomic status (SES). The study employed a comprehensive measurement of pubertal development and longitudinal data from the Canadian National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. The sample (N = 8,440; 49% girls) included four cohorts of children who were followed biennially for 10 years, starting from age 4-11 to 14-21 years. Data were drawn at different years of age from these cohorts of children. Girls whose fathers were unemployed were more likely to experience early puberty than those whose fathers were employed. For boys, those living with fathers who had not finished secondary school were more likely to experience early puberty. Early maturing girls tended to engage in smoking and drinking at an earlier age compared with their peers. These findings provide support for psychosocial acceleration theory and suggest that different aspects of low family SES may act as a psychosocial stress for early pubertal maturation in boys versus girls, which may lead to engagement in drinking and smoking at a younger age, at least for girls. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10