Depressive Symptomatology among Very Early Maturing Girls.

Rierdan, Jill; Koff, Elissa

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ERIC Number: EJ433875

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Publication Date: 1991

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Depressive Symptomatology among Very Early Maturing Girls.

Rierdan, Jill; Koff, Elissa

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v20 n4 p415-25 Aug 1991

The relationship between very early menarche and depression was studied in a sample of 488 girls (336 sixth graders and 152 seventh graders), less than 10 percent of whom were very early maturers. Very early menarche was associated with higher levels of depression than was more normative development. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Females, Grade 6, Grade 7, Individual Differences, Menstruation, Physical Development, Psychological Patterns, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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