Puberty questions asked by early adolescents: What do they want to know?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-152

  Ryan, Sheryl A ^a,c   Millstein, Susan G ^b   Irwin Jr , Charles E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early adolescence; Health education; Physical maturation; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MATURATION; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; STUDENT;

EID: 0030220164     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1054-139X(95)00326-N     Document Type: Note

References (27)

1. 1. Welbourne-Moglia A, Moglia RJ. Sexuality education in the United States: What it is meant to be. Theor Prac 1990;28:159-64.
2. 2. Donovan P. Risk and responsibility: Teaching sex education in America's schools today. New York, The Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1989.
3. 3. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; DHHS publication no. (PHS) 91-50212. (Objectives to improve the health of the nation over the coming decade; 3rd ed., September 1990.)
4. 4. Kirby D, Scales P. An analysis of state guidelines for sex education instruction in public school. Fam Rel 1981;30:229-37.
5. 5. Wright SM, Gabb RG, Ryan MM. Reproductive health: Knowledge, attitudes and needs of adolescents. Med J Aust 1991;155: 325-8.
6. 6. Roth B. Fertility awareness as a component of sexuality education. Nurse Prac 1993;18:40-54.
7. 7. Broering JM. Childhood sexual learning and sex education in schools. NAACOG Clin Issues 1991;2:179-89.
8. 8. Steinberg L, Levine A. You and your adolescent: A parent's guide for ages 10-20. New York, HarperCollins, 1990.
9. 9. Bell R. Changing bodies, changing lives: A book for teens on sex and relationships, 2nd ed. New York, Vintage Books, 1981.
10. 10. Petersen AC, Spiga R. Adolescence and stress. In: Goldberger L, Breznitz S, eds. Handbook of stress: Theoretical and clinical aspects. New York, Macmillan, 1982.
11. 11. Brooks-Gunn J, Petersen AC, Eichorn D. The study of maturational timing effects in adolescence. J Youth Adolesc 1985; 14:149-61.
12. 12. Hill JP, Holmbeck GN, Mar low L, et al. Menarcheal status and parent-child relations in families of seventh-grade girls. J Youth Adolesc 1985;14:301-16.
13. 13. Brooks-Gunn J. The psychological significance of different pubertal events to young girls. J Early Adolesc 1984;4:315-27.
14. 14. Greif EB, Ulman KJ. The psychological impact of menarche of early adolescent females: A review of the literature. Child Dev 1982;53:1413-30.
15. 15. Petersen AC. Pubertal development as a cause of disturbance, myths, realities, and unanswered questions. Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs, vol. 111. 1985:205-32.
16. 16. Stein JH, Reiser LW. A study of white middle-class adolescent boys' responses to "semenarche" (the first ejaculation). J Youth Adolesc 1994;23:373-84.
17. 17. Rierdan J, Koff E. Representation of the female body by early and late adolescent girls. J Youth Adolesc 1980;9:339-46.
18. 18. Lerner RM. Adolescent maturational changes and psychosocial development: A dynamic interactional perspective. J Youth Adolesc 1985;14:355-72.
19. 19. Shirreffs JH, Dezelsky TL. Adolescent perceptions of sex education needs: 1972-1978. J Sch Health 1979;49:343-6.
20. 20. Kenney AM, Guardado S, Brown L. Sex education and AIDS education in the schools: What states and large school districts are doing. Family Plann Perspect 1989;21:56-64.
21. 21. Whitehead BD. The failure of sex education. Atlantic Monthly. October 1994.
22. 22. Petersen AC, Crockett L, Richards M, et al. A self-report measure of pubertal status: Reliability, validity, and initial norms. J Youth Adolesc 1988;17:117-33.
23. 23. Morris NM, Udry JR. Validation of self-administered instrument to assess stage of adolescent development. J Youth Adolesc 1980;9:271-80.
24. 24. Duke PM, Litt IF, Gross RT. Adolescents' self-assessment of sexual maturation. Pediatrics 1980;66:918-20.
25. 25. Schlossberger NM, Turner RA, Irwin CE. Validity of self-report of pubertal maturation in early adolescents. J Adolesc Health 1992;13:109-13.
26. 26. Tanner JM, Davies PSW. Clinical longitudinal standards for height and height velocity for North American children. J Pediatrics 1985;107:317-29.
27. 27. Shore L. Experiences of puberty development. Soc Sci Med 1984;19:461-5.