Pubertal Maturation In Female Development
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Author | : H†kan Stattin |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 2018-10-24 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1317728238 |
Research on physical maturity has demonstrated conclusively that the assumption of an age-homogenous development does not always hold true. This volume presents a biosocial model focusing on the role of individual differences in biological maturation to be used as a framework for empirical studies exploring adolescent female development. The longitudinal design of the research program offers the possibilities to examine both short- and long-term consequences for individual variations in pubertal development. In the present volume, the data for these analyses consist of a broad range of biological, mental, psychological, behavioral, and social factors extending from the age of 10 to the age of 30. Some of the questions the present volume attempts to answer are: * Are variations in the timing of pubertal development among girls related to their psychological and social life situation in the adolescent years? If so, when is the relation most prominent? In what areas is the relation most prominent? How does the relation come about? * Do interindividual differences in physical maturation have any long-term consequences for adult life? If so, in what areas, for which girls, and through which developmental processes does pubertal development operate? The long-term consequences are a major concern addressed in considerable detail.
Author | : Donald A. P. Bundy |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 977 |
Release | : 2017-11-20 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1464804397 |
More children born today will survive to adulthood than at any time in history. It is now time to emphasize health and development in middle childhood and adolescence--developmental phases that are critical to health in adulthood and the next generation. Child and Adolescent Health and Development explores the benefits that accrue from sustained and targeted interventions across the first two decades of life. The volume outlines the investment case for effective, costed, and scalable interventions for low-resource settings, emphasizing the cross-sectoral role of education. This evidence base can guide policy makers in prioritizing actions to promote survival, health, cognition, and physical growth throughout childhood and adolescence.
Author | : National Research Council and Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1999-07-20 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309172756 |
Adolescence is one of the most fascinating and complex transitions in the human life span. Its breathtaking pace of growth and change is second only to that of infancy. Over the last two decades, the research base in the field of adolescence has had its own growth spurt. New studies have provided fresh insights while theoretical assumptions have changed and matured. This summary of an important 1998 workshop reviews key findings and addresses the most pressing research challenges.
Author | : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 493 |
Release | : 2019-07-26 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309490111 |
Adolescenceâ€"beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€"is a critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop. These changes in brain structure, function, and connectivity mark adolescence as a period of opportunity to discover new vistas, to form relationships with peers and adults, and to explore one's developing identity. It is also a period of resilience that can ameliorate childhood setbacks and set the stage for a thriving trajectory over the life course. Because adolescents comprise nearly one-fourth of the entire U.S. population, the nation needs policies and practices that will better leverage these developmental opportunities to harness the promise of adolescenceâ€"rather than focusing myopically on containing its risks. This report examines the neurobiological and socio-behavioral science of adolescent development and outlines how this knowledge can be applied, both to promote adolescent well-being, resilience, and development, and to rectify structural barriers and inequalities in opportunity, enabling all adolescents to flourish.
Author | : J. Brooks-Gunn |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-06-01 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9781489903563 |
The publication of this volume at this time appears particularly auspi cious. Biological, psychological, and social change is greater during the pubertal years than at any other period since infancy. While the past two decades have witnessed a virtual explosion of productive research on the first years of life, until recently research on adolescence, and particularly on puberty and early adolescence, has lagged substantially behind. This book provides encouraging evidence that things are changing for the better. Considered separately, the individual chapters in this book include important contributions to our growing knowledge of the biological mechanisms involved in pubertal onset and subsequent changes, as well as of the psychological and social aspects of these changes, both as con sequences and determinants. In this regard, the book clearly benefits from the breadth of disciplines represented by the contributors, includ ing developmental endocrinology, adolescent medicine, pediatrics, psy chology, and sociology, among others.
Author | : Laurie Zweifel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1994 |
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Author | : E. Cacciari |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 474 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Medical |
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Author | : Catherine D. Buzney |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Electronic dissertations |
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Humans possess tremendous plasticity in pubertal timing, adjusting to variation in environmental quality including availability and reliability of material and social resources. Yet, it is not well understood how accumulated childhood experiences involving an aggregate of both short-term and prolonged nutritional, familial, and social stress influence pubertal timing in the developed world. Furthermore, the literature fails to account for the role of culture: How do public perceptions shape the interpretation and recollection of events surrounding female sexual development? Given the dramatic somatic as well as behavioral consequences of advanced development, decreasing age of menarche currently observed in industrialized, Westernized nations is a significant topic within biological and anthropological research. Understanding this trend requires empirical as well as ethnographic insight regarding the relationship between developmental biology and social, cultural, nutritional, biological, and psychological variables. I applied a mixed-methods approach in order to investigate whether an aggregate of childhood experiences and circumstances predicts timing of pubertal development in female students at the University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College. Because memories are often recalled schematically rather than according to objectively accurate events, cultural consensus analysis was also performed to explore whether a widespread model causally linking high stress and advanced puberty may shape developmental narratives. Results suggested a significant and substantial association between greater childhood stress and earlier ages at menarche and first sexual intercourse. Results also indicated a salient model in which biological factors, rather than environmental conditions, are considered predominant causes of maturation. These findings represent the first valid approach to formulating an aggregate stress score that reliably predicts timing of developmental milestones. Conclusions also validate Life History Theory notions of early reproduction as an evolved adaptive strategy intended to maximize reproductive success amidst unreliable circumstances. This research promises to broaden knowledge regarding the factors driving maturation, the complexity and scope of pubertal plasticity, and the ways in which human health is grounded in biocultural, social, and psychological variables. Investigating premature menarche within a multifactorial perspective may lead to new insights regarding female biology and behavior, and with this, facilitate novel strategies for treatment and prevention.
Author | : Chris Hayward |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2003-07-31 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780521001656 |
This book focuses on the emergence of gender difference, summarizing the most up-to-date interdisciplinary research.
Author | : Louise Greenspan |
Publisher | : Rodale |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2014-09-09 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 162336342X |
It's the reality today that the coming-of-age process has changed drastically in the last few decades. While prominent national news shows and print media have done intermittent, shock value-focused coverage on this trend, there was no authoritative, comprehensive book on the matter that covered both the physical and psychological aspects from a medical perspective before this one. Authored by an acclaimed pediatric endocrinologist and a clinical psychologist, The New Puberty combines and analyzes decades of research for the first time. For parents, teachers, counselors, administrators, psychologists, pediatricians, and the health-conscious consumer, The New Puberty introduces new theories and strategies on how to handle and nurture girls who are now entering this unique stage of their lives before age 10. At once prescriptive and inspiring, The New Puberty provides a roadmap to making the most of this transition and allowing the girls and young women of today grow into happy, successful adults.