Psychosocial implications of variations in pubertal timing
Glowacz, F.; Domine, F.ço.; Ledent, A.; Bourguignon, J.-P.
La Revue du Praticien 58(12): 1331-1334
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-2640 PMID: 18714654 Document Number: 621544
The interrelations between pubertal timing and psychosocial maturation are discussed in three perspectives: the consequences of abnormally precocious or delayed puberty on psychosocial functioning; the impact of lower (early) or upper (late) borderline normal timing of puberty on adolescent exploratory behaviors; and the study of variations in age at onset of puberty in adolescents involved in delinquency.