Male Pubertal Timing—Boys Will Be Men, but When?

Curtis, Vanessa; Allen, David B.

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.2306

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“…77 This is important because there are well-documented sex and racial differences in the timing of pubertal onset. [78][79][80][81][82] Data indicate earlier pubertal onset among girls than boys, non-Hispanic Black girls compared to non-Hispanic White and Hispanic peers, and non-Hispanic Black boys compared to their Hispanic, but not their non-Hispanic White, peers. Therefore, ED behaviors and attitudes may emerge or exacerbate at different times for youth of different sexes, ages, and racial/ethnic backgrounds.…”

Section: Pubertal Timing and Effectsmentioning

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Practical Considerations for Using the Eating Disorder Examination Interview with Adolescents

Parker¹,

Lavender²,

Schvey³

et al. 2023

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Approximately 35 years after its initial publication, the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE) remains one of the most widely used semi-structured interviews for assessing eating disorder diagnoses and symptomatology. Although the interview provides certain advantages over other common measurement approaches (ie, questionnaires), there are particular considerations regarding the EDE that warrant attention, including in its use with adolescents. The aims of this paper are therefore to: 1) provide a brief overview of the interview itself, as well as a description of its origin and underlying conceptual framework; 2) describe relevant factors for administering the interview with adolescents; 3) review potential limitations regarding use of the EDE with adolescents; 4) address considerations for using the EDE with pertinent subpopulations of adolescents who may experience distinct eating disorder symptoms and/or risk factors; and 5) discuss the integration of self-report questionnaires with the EDE. Advantages of using the EDE include the ability for interviewers to clarify complex concepts and mitigate inattentive responding, enhanced orientation to the interview timeframe to improve recall, increased diagnostic accuracy compared to questionnaires, and accounting for potentially salient external factors (eg, food/eating rules imposed by a parent/guardian). Limitations include more extensive training requirements, greater assessment burden, variable psychometric performance across subgroups, lack of items evaluating muscularity-oriented symptoms and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder diagnostic criteria, and lack of explicit consideration for salient risk factors other than weight and shape concerns (eg, food insecurity).

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Section: Pubertal Timing and Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Practical Considerations for Using the Eating Disorder Examination Interview with Adolescents

Parker¹,

Lavender²,

Schvey³

et al. 2023

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“…At present, global trends indicate that adolescent puberty is generally occurring earlier, which is a problem that needs significant attention ( 19 , 20 ). Given that puberty is a process requiring longitudinal tracking and involves psychological sensitivity of children during this period ( 21 , 22 ), pubertal development examination by SMS may increase the psychological burden on adolescents.…”

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Validity of self-assessment pubertal Tanner stages by realistic color images and Pubertal Development Scale in a longitudinal cohort study

Luo,

Wu,

Tian

et al. 2024

Front. Pediatr.

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IntroductionTo date, the reliability of pubertal development self-assessment tools is questioned, and very few studies have explored the comparison between these tools in longitudinal studies. Hence, this study aimed to examine the reliability of pubertal development self-assessment using realistic color images (RCIs) and the Pubertal Development Scale (PDS) in a longitudinal cohort study.MethodsOur longitudinal study recruited 1,429 participants (695 boys and 734 girls), aged 5.8–12.2 years old, in Chongqing, China. We conducted two surveys, 6 months apart. Tanner stages were examined by trained medical students at each visit. RCIs and PDS scores were used to self-assess puberty at each visit. Agreement between physical examination and self-assessment was determined using weighted kappa (wk), accuracy, and Kendall rank correlation.ResultsThe concordance of puberty self-assessment using RCIs at baseline and the first follow-up was almost perfect in girls and boys, wk >0.800 (p < 0.001). At baseline, the concordance of genital development self-assessment using RCIs was fair in boys, wk = 0.285 (p < 0.001), and that of boys’ pubic hair development self-assessment using RCIs was poor, wk = 0.311 [95% confidence interval (CI) −0.157 to 0.818]. The wk of the PDS was less than 0.300, except for breast development. The reliability and validity of the PDS in this study population were low, and the consistency of the PDS was not good.ConclusionsThe concordance of RCIs is better than that of the PDS. Pubertal development self-assessment using RCIs is reliable, while the reliability and validity of the PDS are unacceptable. Therefore, RCIs are recommended as a reliable pubertal development self-assessment tool to measure pubertal development for large-scale epidemiological investigations and long-term longitudinal studies in China.

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Discover boy specific-biomarkers and reveal gender-related metabolic differences in central precocious puberty

Wen

Chen

et al. 2023

The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Male Pubertal Timing—Boys Will Be Men, but When?

Cited by 6 publications

References 14 publications

Practical Considerations for Using the Eating Disorder Examination Interview with Adolescents

Practical Considerations for Using the Eating Disorder Examination Interview with Adolescents

Validity of self-assessment pubertal Tanner stages by realistic color images and Pubertal Development Scale in a longitudinal cohort study

Discover boy specific-biomarkers and reveal gender-related metabolic differences in central precocious puberty

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