Pubertal Maturation and Trajectories of Depression During Early Adolescence
Beginning at puberty, prevalence of depression in females rises dramatically. The physical changes of puberty coincide with a period of social flux, during which relationships become less stable and more prone to conflict. While this social upheaval is normatively distressing for girls, it may be es...
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| description | Beginning at puberty, prevalence of depression in females rises dramatically. The physical changes of puberty coincide with a period of social flux, during which relationships become less stable and more prone to conflict. While this social upheaval is normatively distressing for girls, it may be especially so for girls with cognitive styles that leave them more susceptible to depression. The present study investigated depressive symptoms at two time points during early pubertal maturation. N = 110 girls (Mage = 11.57, SD = 0.98) reported on depressive symptomology, pubertal maturation, ruminative coping style, frequency of peer conflict, and rejection sensitivity. Multivariate analyses suggest more advanced pubertal development and greater rejection sensitivity at Time 1 predicted higher levels of depressive symptoms at Time 2, after accounting for baseline levels of depressive symptoms and all other social and cognitive correlates of depression. This effect was also found in early maturing girls. Menarche status was not significant. Since menarche occurs toward the end of puberty, results suggest that risk for worsening depression is not associated with completing puberty, or with menstruation itself. Rather, increases in depressive symptoms seem to be associated with physical changes that emerge early in the pubertal transition, especially for early maturing girls, paired with anticipatory concerns about social rejection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2041fb4859f4e59ba2f5eff77c462c02022-12-22T03:56:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782019-06-011010.3389/fpsyg.2019.01362430978Pubertal Maturation and Trajectories of Depression During Early AdolescenceTaylor C. McGuire0Kathleen C. McCormick1Mary Kate Koch2Jane Mendle3Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesDepartment of Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United StatesDepartment of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United StatesDepartment of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United StatesBeginning at puberty, prevalence of depression in females rises dramatically. The physical changes of puberty coincide with a period of social flux, during which relationships become less stable and more prone to conflict. While this social upheaval is normatively distressing for girls, it may be especially so for girls with cognitive styles that leave them more susceptible to depression. The present study investigated depressive symptoms at two time points during early pubertal maturation. N = 110 girls (Mage = 11.57, SD = 0.98) reported on depressive symptomology, pubertal maturation, ruminative coping style, frequency of peer conflict, and rejection sensitivity. Multivariate analyses suggest more advanced pubertal development and greater rejection sensitivity at Time 1 predicted higher levels of depressive symptoms at Time 2, after accounting for baseline levels of depressive symptoms and all other social and cognitive correlates of depression. This effect was also found in early maturing girls. Menarche status was not significant. Since menarche occurs toward the end of puberty, results suggest that risk for worsening depression is not associated with completing puberty, or with menstruation itself. Rather, increases in depressive symptoms seem to be associated with physical changes that emerge early in the pubertal transition, especially for early maturing girls, paired with anticipatory concerns about social rejection.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01362/fulladolescentfemalemenarchepubertydepressionrejection |
| spellingShingle | Taylor C. McGuire Kathleen C. McCormick Mary Kate Koch Jane Mendle Pubertal Maturation and Trajectories of Depression During Early Adolescence Frontiers in Psychology adolescent female menarche puberty depression rejection |
| title | Pubertal Maturation and Trajectories of Depression During Early Adolescence |
| title_full | Pubertal Maturation and Trajectories of Depression During Early Adolescence |
| title_fullStr | Pubertal Maturation and Trajectories of Depression During Early Adolescence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pubertal Maturation and Trajectories of Depression During Early Adolescence |
| title_short | Pubertal Maturation and Trajectories of Depression During Early Adolescence |
| title_sort | pubertal maturation and trajectories of depression during early adolescence |
| topic | adolescent female menarche puberty depression rejection |
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