Gender-related psychological and behavioural correlates of pubertal timing in a national sample of Swiss adolescents

Michaud, Pierre‐André; Surı́s, Joan-Carles; Deppen, Alain

doi:10.1016/j.mce.2006.04.037

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“…However, due to retrospective assessment, it was certainly difficult for both boys and girls to remember or to appreciate the time of the onset of their puberty. In our study, the proportions of early puberty were around 10.4% for boys and only 3.6% for girls; whereas proportions similar for both boys and girls were found by others [30,37,38]. Gender may act through social factors, as different patterns of tobacco consumption among adolescents and suggests the effect of varying social and cultural influences [20,32,33,39].…”

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confidence: 47%

“…Recent statistics published in 2005 by the "Observatoire Français des drogues et desagency dedicated to the fight against addictions), indicated that the proportion of daily tobacco smokers was decreasing with age for both sexes but was the highest in young adults (25-34 years 40% for men and 30% for women) [24]. Accordingly, in the same report, high dependency to tobacco smoking was shown to increase with age up to 44 years (from 11% for the 18-25 to 23% for the [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]. These statistics, prompted us to analyse unpublished data collected in '93-'94 for sex and gender differences in relation to tobacco smoking in a representative sample of 14,278 students aged 8 to 25 attending French public secondary schools.…”

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Sex and gender differences in tobacco smoking among adolescents in French secondary schools

Kalaboka

Piau

King

et al. 2016

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis

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Aim. We investigated the relationship between sex (genetic/biological) and gender (environmental/ cultural) factors in relation to adolescent tobacco smoking. Methods. A representative sample of 11,582 students from French secondary public schools participated in the study by completing a self-administered, standardised questionnaire. Results. Using the WHO classification for smoking in the youth, 15.6% of the adolescents were regular smokers, 7.7% occasional smokers, 17.9% experimental smokers and 4.8% ex-smokers, with no statistically significant gender difference. Taking non-smoking as a reference, puberty had a much greater effect on the likelihood of being a regular smoker [OR=18.0 (95% Confidence Interval: 9.6- 32)] than of being an experimental/occasional smoker [OR=3.7 (2.9-4.6)] among girls. For boys, the effect of puberty was not as great [OR=4.7 (3.5-6.5)] for regular vs. [OR=2.1 (1.8-2.5)] for experimental/occasional smokers). Similarly, illicit drug use had a larger effect on the likelihood of being regular smoker vs. non-smoker [OR=15.0 (12.0-20.0) in boys and 12 (8.8-16.0) in girls] than of being experimental/occasional smoker vs. a non-smoker [OR=4.8 (3.7-6.1) and 2.9 (2.1-3.9) respectively]. Other factors related to regular smoking were exposure to passive smoking and regular alcohol consumption. Living with both parents was a protective factor for life and regular smoking in both genders. Conclusions. Our results show that influential factors of sex-related (puberty), gender-specific (environmental tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, drug abuse) or sex/gender (regular sexual intercourse) are related to the smoking behaviour in French adolescents.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Sex and gender differences in tobacco smoking among adolescents in French secondary schools

Kalaboka

Piau

King

et al. 2016

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis

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“…Early maturation curtails the time available to individuals to acquire and assimilate skills that allow them to successfully adapt to stressful experiences Graber et al, 1997). Research shows that early pubertal timing is associated with the increased use as well as abuse of substances by girls (Dick et al, 2000;Graber et al, 1997;Lanza & Collins, 2002;Magnusson, Stattin & Allen, 1985) and boys (Orr & Ingersoll, 1995;Lall, Singhi, Gurnani, Singhi & Garg, 1980;Graber et al, 1997;Michaud, Suris & Deppen, 2006). Evidence suggests that early maturing adolescents affiliate with an older peer group, and in doing so, engage in behaviours such as experimental substance use that are age-normative for the group but not for them (Stattin & Magnusson, 1990).…”

Section: The Role Of Pubertal Timingmentioning

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The Moderating Effects of Pubertal Timing on the Longitudinal Associations Between Parent-Child Relationship Quality and Adolescent Substance Use

Shelton¹,

Bree²

2010

Journal of Research on Adolescence

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This prospective, longitudinal study investigated the moderating role of pubertal timing on reciprocal links between adolescent appraisals of parent-child relationship quality and girls' (N=1335) and boys' (N=1203) cigarette and alcohol use across a twelve-month period. Reciprocal effects were found between parent-child relations and on-time maturing boys and girls' cigarette and alcohol use, after estimating stability in these constructs across time. Parent-child relationship quality was associated with increased alcohol use twelve months later for early maturing girls. Cigarette and alcohol use were associated with increased problems in the parent-child relationship for late maturing girls. No off-time effects were observed for off-time maturing boys in the pathways between parent-child relationship quality and substance use. Pubertal timing moderated the pathway linking parent-child relationship quality with cigarette use one year later such that the association was stronger for late maturing girls compared to early and on-time maturing girls. The findings indicate interplay between the psychosocial aspects of maturation, family relationships and adolescent substance use and highlight possible gender-specific influences.Early initiation of substance use has been associated with a more rapid progression to heavier use and abuse (Dick, Rose, Viken & Kaprio, 2000;Spear, 2000), has short-and long-term health implications (van den Bree, 2005) and can impact on individual and others' welfare through associations with increased risky behaviour (e.g. sexual, criminal;Patton et al., 2004). Research has shown that the quality of the parent-child relationship and the timing of pubertal maturation relative to one's peers are risk factors for substance use in adolescence. The interplay between these two risk factors in influencing the use of cigarettes and alcohol in early to mid-adolescence is less well understood. Parent-Child Relations, Cigarette and Alcohol UseChildren from homes characterised by poor family functioning are at increased risk of drug initiation and drug use (Hawkins, Catalano & Miller, 1992). Parent-to-child hostility and an absence of warmth are associated with increased cigarette and alcohol use (Brody & Forehand, 1993;Melby et al. 1993;Shelton et al., 2008). Substance use is argued to offer a means of coping with poor family functioning, but may also reflect increased affiliation with peers (who may themselves experiment with and use substances) to gain social support and a sense of belonging (Brody & Forehand, 1993;Melby et al., 1993). Parent-child relationships that are non-supportive or characterised by conflict can also undermine adolescents' ability to regulate their behaviour in a goal-oriented way, with self-regulation linked in turn to levels of alcohol use (Brody & Ge, 2001 Children influence the parenting they receive, yet little research captures the operation of bidirectional processes operating between family members (O'Connor, 2002). Adolescents who smoke or drink regularly may...

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“…Higher concentrations of adrenal androgens were related to behavior problems and mood in healthy adolescents [35][36][37] and earlier puberty In adolescent girls has been related to various negative outcomes [38][39][40][41] .…”

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Differences in Endocrine Parameters and Psychopathology in Girls with Premature Adrenarche versus On-time Adrenarche

Dorn

Rose

Rotenstein³

et al. 2008

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

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Girls with premature adrenarche (PA) are at risk for multiple problems related to exaggerated androgen synthesis. Whether PA carries a risk of psychopathology remains unknown. This study examined group differences in: (a) anthropometric and endocrine parameters, and (b) mood and behavior problems, in 6-8 year-old girls with PA (n = 40) compared to on-time adrenarche girls (n = 36). PA girls were taller (p ≤0.05) and heavier (p ≤0.01) than the on-time adrenarche girls but body mass index showed no difference. PA girls had significantly (p <0.05) higher adrenal androgen and testosterone concentrations but not cortisol or leptin. PA girls also had significantly more oppositional defiant disorder, and higher symptom counts reflecting anxiety, mood or disruptive behavior disorders. PA girls may be more vulnerable to psychopathology than on-time adrenarche girls. The challenge of future studies is to determine which PA girls are at risk for psychopathology and which are more resilient.

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Gender-related psychological and behavioural correlates of pubertal timing in a national sample of Swiss adolescents

Cited by 181 publications

References 42 publications

Sex and gender differences in tobacco smoking among adolescents in French secondary schools

Sex and gender differences in tobacco smoking among adolescents in French secondary schools

The Moderating Effects of Pubertal Timing on the Longitudinal Associations Between Parent-Child Relationship Quality and Adolescent Substance Use

Differences in Endocrine Parameters and Psychopathology in Girls with Premature Adrenarche versus On-time Adrenarche

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