Open AccessChildhood Adversity and Pubertal Development Among Puerto Rican Boys and Girls
Author(s) -
Shakira F. Suglia,
Chen Chen,
Shuang Wang,
Alison L. Cammack,
Ayana April-Sanders,
Eleanor L. McGlinchey,
Ai Kubo,
Héctor R. Bird,
Glorisa Canino,
Cristiane S. Duarte
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychosomatic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.62
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1534-7796
pISSN - 0033-3174
DOI - 10.1097/psy.0000000000000817
Subject(s) - menarche , demography , socioeconomic status , longitudinal study , ethnic group , psychology , medicine , developmental psychology , population , pathology , sociology , anthropology
Evidence stemming largely from retrospective studies suggests that childhood adversity (CA) is associated with earlier age at menarche, a marker of pubertal timing, among girls. Little is known about associations with pubertal tempo among boys or racial/ethnic minorities. We examined the association between CA and timing and tempo of pubertal development among boys and girls.