Pubertal Status in Early-Adolescent Girls

Relations to Moods, Energy, and Restlessness

Bibliographic Data

ID11670718
AuthorsChristy Buchanan (0000-0003-0988-954X, University of Michigan, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume11
Issue2
Pages185-200
Publication date1991-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431691112002
OpenAlexW2107733771
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited21

This study examined perceived pubertal change in relation to characteristics of early-adolescent girls' moods; energy, and restlessness. Fifty-two girls aged 9.1 to 10.8 years reported their moods, energy, and restlessness on 12 days over the course of 1 month. Average levels, variability, and intensity of these constructs were calculated Measures of certainty about self and perceived pubertal status and timing were also obtained. Girls who felt they were experiencing pubertal changes reported more negative moods and nervousness, and more variable negative moods, nervousness, energy, and restlessness over the month than did prepubertal girls. They also experienced more intense negative moods, nervousness, and restlessness relative to the average levels of these constructs for the sample. The hypothesis that associations between pubertal status and moods were due to heightened feelings of uncertainty about self was not supported. Mechanisms by which pubertal development may be linked to moods and energy are discussed

Developmental psychology · Energy (signal processing · Feeling · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones · Psychology · Social Psychology

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