| A critical review of the empirical literature on the relation between anxiety and puberty. | |
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PMID: 19019513 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The current paper critically reviews the empirical literature focused on the association between puberty and anxiety. A detailed review of more than 45 empirical articles is provided. There is some evidence that among girls, but not boys, a more advanced pubertal status (controlling for age) is associated with higher reported anxiety symptoms. Also among girls, earlier pubertal timing is linked to higher anxiety scores. It is unclear whether early puberty may lead to increased anxiety or if high anxiety influences pubertal timing. With respect to hormones, there were relatively few significant associations for girls, although this literature is very small. Among boys, several studies reported positive associations between both gonadal and adrenal hormones and anxiety. The direction of effect for these finding is also unstudied. The primary limitation of the hormone-anxiety literature pertains to the absence of pubertal measures in samples of youth in which hormones are measured. The paper concludes with a comprehensive examination of the methodological strengths and weaknesses of the literature and recommendations for future work. |
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Authors:
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Laura E Reardon; Ellen W Leen-Feldner; Chris Hayward |
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Type: Journal Article; Review Date: 2008-09-19 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical psychology review Volume: 29 ISSN: 1873-7811 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Psychol Rev Publication Date: 2009 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-12-22 Completed Date: 2009-03-17 Revised Date: 2010-09-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8111117 Medline TA: Clin Psychol Rev Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1-23 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA. |
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Adolescent Anxiety Disorders / psychology* Child Depressive Disorder / psychology* Female Humans Interpersonal Relations Male Panic Disorder / psychology* Puberty / psychology* |
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R03 MH077692-02/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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