Open AccessTiming of Menarche and the Origins of Conduct Disorder
Author(s) -
S. Alexandra Burt,
Matt McGue,
Janeen A. DeMarte,
Robert F. Krueger,
William G. Iacono
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.63.8.890
Subject(s) - menarche , moderation , heritability , psychology , psychosocial , demography , developmental psychology , cohort , population , juvenile delinquency , precocious puberty , age of onset , medicine , psychiatry , endocrinology , genetics , hormone , biology , disease , social psychology , sociology
Precocious onset of menses (ie, age < or =11 years) has repeatedly been identified as a risk factor for higher rates of delinquency or conduct disorder (CD) in girls. Although this association is often conceptualized as environmentally mediated (via processes such as affiliation of early-menstruating youth with older, more deviant peers), such conclusions are premature as biological and genetic explanations have yet to be fully considered.
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