Puberty initiates cascading relationships between neurodevelopmental, social, and internalizing processes across adolescence

JH Pfeifer, NB Allen - Biological Psychiatry, 2021 - Elsevier
Adolescence is a period of dramatic developmental transitions—from puberty-related
changes in hormones, bodies, and brains to an increasingly complex social world. The …

The promise of adolescence: Realizing opportunity for all youth

EP Backes, RJ Bonnie - 2019 - books.google.com
Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

Biological aging in childhood and adolescence following experiences of threat and deprivation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

NL Colich, ML Rosen, ES Williams… - Psychological …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Life history theory argues that exposure to early life adversity (ELA) accelerates
development, although existing evidence for this varies. We present a meta-analysis and …

[BOOK][B] Psychology of gender

VS Helgeson - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Noted for its fair and equal coverage of men and women, Psychology of Gender reviews the
research and issues surrounding gender from multiple perspectives, including psychology …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between pubertal hormones and brain plasticity: Implications for cognitive training in adolescence

C Laube, W van den Bos, Y Fandakova - Developmental cognitive …, 2020 - Elsevier
Adolescence may mark a sensitive period for the development of higher-order cognition
through enhanced plasticity of cortical circuits. At the same time, animal research indicates …

Understanding puberty and its measurement: ideas for research in a new generation

J Mendle, AM Beltz, R Carter… - Journal of Research on …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The measurement of puberty is an intricate and precise task, requiring a match between
participants' developmental age and appropriate techniques to identify and capture …

A meta-analytic review of the association between pubertal timing and psychopathology in adolescence: Are there sex differences in risk?

JM Ullsperger, MA Nikolas - Psychological bulletin, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Research examining pubertal timing effects on psychopathology has emphasized that a
subset of adolescents, particularly females, who experience early pubertal maturation …

Individual differences in boys' and girls' timing and tempo of puberty: modeling development with nonlinear growth models.

K Marceau, N Ram, RM Houts, KJ Grimm… - Developmental …, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
Pubertal development is a nonlinear process progressing from prepubescent beginnings
through biological, physical, and psychological changes to full sexual maturity. To tether …

Arrested development? Reconsidering dual-systems models of brain function in adolescence and disorders

JH Pfeifer, NB Allen - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2012 - cell.com
The dual-systems model of a ventral affective system, whose reactivity confers risks and
liabilities, and a prefrontal control system, whose regulatory capacities buffer against these …

Gender and depression

JS Girgus, K Yang - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•The gender difference in depression through the life span.•An emphasis on the
emergence of the gender difference in adolescence.•Cognitive vulnerabilities and stressors …