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Age at Menarche, Depression, and Antisocial Behavior in Adulthood

Early puberty in girls is associated with higher rates of depression and antisocial behavior that can persist into early-middle adulthood. The study analyzed data from over 7,800 women and found that those who experienced earlier menarche showed depressive symptoms and antisocial behaviors in adulthood largely because difficulties that began in adolescence did not diminish over time. The findings suggest that earlier development may place girls on a life path associated with long-term mental health risks, and pediatricians should be aware of elevated risks for early maturers that can last well into adulthood.

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Age at Menarche, Depression, and Antisocial Behavior in Adulthood

Early puberty in girls is associated with higher rates of depression and antisocial behavior that can persist into early-middle adulthood. The study analyzed data from over 7,800 women and found that those who experienced earlier menarche showed depressive symptoms and antisocial behaviors in adulthood largely because difficulties that began in adolescence did not diminish over time. The findings suggest that earlier development may place girls on a life path associated with long-term mental health risks, and pediatricians should be aware of elevated risks for early maturers that can last well into adulthood.

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AGE AT MENARCHE, DEPRESSION,

AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN


ADULTHOOD

Lestari Eka Putri

NIM : PO.62.24.2.16.191
BACKGROUND

 Early pubertal timing in girls is one of the best-replicated


antecedents of a range of mental health problems during adolescence,
but few researchers have examined the duration of these effects
METHODS

 We leverage a nationally representative sample (N = 7802 women)


managed prospectively from adolescence over a period of ∼14 years
to examine associations of age at menarche with depressive
symptoms and antisocial behaviors in adulthood.
RESULTS

 Earlier ages at menarche were associated with higher rates of both


depressive symptoms and antisocial behaviors in early-middle
adulthood largely because difficulties that started in adolescence did
not attenuate over time
CONCLUSIONS

 These findings indicate that the emotional sequelae of puberty extend


further than documented in previous research, and suggest that earlier
development may place girls on a life path from which it may be difficult
to deviate. The American Academy of Pediatrics already provides
guidelines for identifying and working with patients with early pubertal
timing. Pediatricians and adolescent health care providers should also be
attuned to early maturers’ elevated mental health risk and sensitive to the
potential duration of changes in mental health that begin at puberty.

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