The long reach of puberty: mechanisms underlying sex-dependent links between pubertal timing and adult internalizing symptoms
Leveraging data spanning four developmental periods, findings highlight the associations between pubertal variations and adult internalizing symptoms by revealing underlying sex-dependent behavioral pathways. Only for female participants did pubertal timing affect depression and anxiety in established adulthood, with body dissatisfaction and age at sexual initiation as unique developmental mechanisms.
Authors
- Lisabeth F. DiLalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0784-2916)
- Sheri A. Berenbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0521-381X)
- Chandra A. Reynolds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6502-7173)
- Holly T. Pham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7085-1367)
- Sally J. Wadsworth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1909-6677)
- Adriene M. Beltz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5754-8083)
- Robin P. Corley
Institutions
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychological Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291725000820
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.40
Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development