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Peer reviewedGe, Xiaojia; Conger, Rand D.; Elder, Glen H., Jr. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2001
Examined relation between puberty and adjustment problems in 7th through 10th-grade males. Found that, compared with less physically developed peers, more physically developed boys in grade 7 manifested more externalized hostile feelings and internalized distress in grades 8-10. Pubertal timing related to distress and hostility, even when…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Body Image, Emotional Adjustment
