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Psychological Characteristics of Girls with Precocious Puberty
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Abstract
Precocious puberty among females refers to the development of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 8 years. Studies suggest that sexual precocity may increase the risk of psychological maladjustment in these young females, a phenomenon that has yet to be explored among the Korean population. This study examined the psychological characteristics among a group of girls with precocious puberty (N=87) relative to those of normally developing peers (N=39). Participants completed the Maturity Fears Scale (MFS), the Revised Body-Esteem Scale (BES) and an emotional adjustment questionnaire; their parents filled out the epidemiological questionnaires. The precocious pubescent female group scored higher than the controls on the MFS, while no significant differences were found between the two groups for the body-esteem and emotional adjustment. These results are in contrast to the findings from previous studies. The possible explanations for the discrepant findings, implications, and limitations of the study are discussed.
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- precocious puberty, girls, psychological characteristics, maturity fears, body- esteem, emotional adjustment, 성조숙증, 여자 아동, 심리사회적 적응, 성숙에 대한 불안, 신체 자존감, 정서적 적응
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