Gender Differences at Puberty

Table of Contents

Preface
1. Methodological concerns in puberty-related research Chris Hayward
Part I. Sex Differences in Hormones and their Effect at Puberty:
2. The biology of puberty: new developments in sex difference Patricia Fechner
3. Hormonal changes at puberty and the emergence of gender differences in internalizing disorders Katherine Sanborn and Chris Hayward
Part II. Girls at Puberty:
4. Puberty and body image Eric Stice
5. Girls' opposite-sex relationships
interactions with puberty Laura Compian and Chris Hayward
6. Aggression, psychopathology and deliquency: influences of gender and maturation. Where did all the good girls go? Stephanie R. Hawkins, Samantha Pia Miller and Hans Steiner
Part III. Boys at Puberty:
7. Boys at puberty: psychosocial implications Jenica Huddleston and Xiaojia Ge
Part IV. Puberty and Psychopathology:
8. Puberty and depression Adrian Angold, Carol Worthman and E. Jane Costello
9. Puberty and schizophrenia Andrew Gotowiec, Mary V. Seeman and Robin Z. Cohen
Part V. Pubertal Timing: Antecedents:
10. Childhood sexual abuse and pubertal timing
implications for long-term psychosocial adjustment Tanya A. Bergevin, William M. Bukowski and Leigh Karavasilis
11. Psychosocial factors predicting pubertal onset Lauraie L. Meschke, Pamela Jo Johnson, Bonnie L. Barber and Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Part VI. Pubertal Timing: Consequences:
12. Short-term and long-term consequences of early vs. late physical maturation in adolescents Karina Weichold, Rainer Silbereisen and Eva Schmitt-Rodermund
13. When coming of age means coming undone: links between puberty and psychosocial adjustment among European-American and African-American girls Alice Michael and Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Part VII. Puberty and Context:
14. Puberty in context Julia Graber.

Look Inside

• Front Matter (184 KB)
• Index (160 KB)
• Table of Contents (71 KB)
• Marketing Excerpt (238 KB)
• Copyright Information Page (74 KB)