Self‐assessment and physician assessment of sexual maturation in Brazilian boys and girls

Concordance and reproducibility

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19458752
AutoresSandra M Matsudo (0000-0002-3705-9458, Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul, autor correspondente), Sandra Marcela Maheca Matsudo, Victor Keihan Rodrigues Matsudo, Victor Matsudo (0000-0003-3552-486X, Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul)
Ano1994
Volume6
Fascículo4
Páginas451-455
Data de publicação1994-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajhb.1310060406
PMID28548259
OpenAlexW2071502844
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas18
Referências citadas6

This study considered the concordance of self‐assessment and physician assessment of sexual maturity status; breasts, and pubic hair in girls, and genitals and pubic hair in boys. The subjects were Brazilian children, youth and young adults, 174 females and 178 males, 6–26 years of age. Each subject evaluated his/her level of sexual maturation and then was examined by a physician. The sexual maturity ratings of the subjects and physicians were compared. Overall, the results showed moderate to high concordance (60.9–71.3%) for both assessments of secondary sex characteristics; better concordance was found for pubic hair (69.7–71.3%) than for the breasts or genitals (60%). Age did not appear to influence the accuracy of self‐evaluation; rather, accuracy was more dependent on stage of maturation of the subject. Correlations between self‐ and physician assessments, and replicate self‐ and physician assessments were relatively high. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc

Concordance · Developmental psychology · Pubic hair · Secondary sex characteristic · Sexual maturity · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Differentiation and Disorders · Internal Medicine