The Antecedents of Menarcheal Age: Heredity, Family Environment, and Stressful Life Events.

Graber, Julia A.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Antecedents of Menarcheal Age: Heredity, Family Environment, and Stressful Life Events.

Graber, Julia A.; And Others

Child Development, v66 n2 p346-59 Apr 1995

Considered variations in pubertal timing, specifically age at menarche, and association with various antecedents, including heredity; weight and weight for height; stressful life events; family relations; absence or presence of adult male in household; and psychological adjustment, in 75 premenarcheal adolescent girls. Found complex interactions of biological and psychosocial development that may account for variation in pubertal timing. (DR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Biological Influences, Coping, Family Environment, Family Influence, Females, Heredity, Maturity (Individuals), Menstruation, Physical Characteristics

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Language: English

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