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Psihološki efekti tempa telesnog sazrevanja u pubertetu
Psychological effects of the body maturation rate in the puberty

Author(s): Irena Stojković
Subject(s): Social psychology and group interaction, Developmental Psychology, Personality Psychology, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Društvo psihologa Srbije
Keywords: puberty; body maturation; maturation studies;

Summary/Abstract: During the last decades a large number of studies on the effects of pubertaltiming on psychological functioning of adolescents have been published. Thisreview of the literature indicates that early maturation in girls and off-timematuration in boys are associated with problems in psychological adaptation. Themethodological causes of the inconsistency of the results in this field of study areexamined. Some of the possible directions for future research in this area areconsidered.

  • Issue Year: 38/2005
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 383-402
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Serbian