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The Influence of Off-Time Pubertal Development on Adolescent Emotional Distress and Alcohol Use: Do Girls and Boys Respond Differently to Stress?
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We merge research on adolescent development with research on gender, stress, and coping to consider whether off-time development has different effects on the psychological well-being of adolescent girls and boys. The meaning of early and late maturation may differ for boys and girls leading to different effects on well-being. Moreover, stress and coping research suggests that males and females may respond to stress in different ways—for example, with alcohol consumption versus depression. Using data from the first and second waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we find that adolescent girls in grades seven through twelve who are more developed than most of their peers exhibit a substantially greater increase in both psychological distress and risk of alcohol problems over time. Neither early nor late maturation is associated with increased psychological distress for boys, while early maturation is associated with a slight increase in risk for alcohol problems among boys. These findings suggest that it is not the case that boys and girls merely respond to the stress of early maturation or off-time development in different ways. Rather, early maturation appears to be a significantly greater stressor or risk factor for girls than boys.
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Needham, Belinda. "The Influence of Off-Time Pubertal Development on Adolescent Emotional Distress and Alcohol Use: Do Girls and Boys Respond Differently to Stress?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA, Aug 16, 2003 Online <.PDF>. 2008-08-16 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p107770_index.html>

Needham, B. L. (2003, Aug) "The Influence of Off-Time Pubertal Development on Adolescent Emotional Distress and Alcohol Use: Do Girls and Boys Respond Differently to Stress?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA Online <.PDF> Retrieved 2008-08-16 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p107770_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: We merge research on adolescent development with research on gender, stress, and coping to consider whether off-time development has different effects on the psychological well-being of adolescent girls and boys. The meaning of early and late maturation may differ for boys and girls leading to different effects on well-being. Moreover, stress and coping research suggests that males and females may respond to stress in different ways—for example, with alcohol consumption versus depression. Using data from the first and second waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we find that adolescent girls in grades seven through twelve who are more developed than most of their peers exhibit a substantially greater increase in both psychological distress and risk of alcohol problems over time. Neither early nor late maturation is associated with increased psychological distress for boys, while early maturation is associated with a slight increase in risk for alcohol problems among boys. These findings suggest that it is not the case that boys and girls merely respond to the stress of early maturation or off-time development in different ways. Rather, early maturation appears to be a significantly greater stressor or risk factor for girls than boys.

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