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There is extensive evidence suggesting that early maturing females are at greater risk than on ti... more There is extensive evidence suggesting that early maturing females are at greater risk than on time and late maturing females for the development of behavioral problLms. This study investigated the relationship between timing of puberty and deviant behaviors using a sample of college women ranging in age from 18 to 72. The study 'utilized a positivist (quantitative) approach to assess subjects' age of menarche, participation in deviant behavxors, relationship to same sex and opposite sex peers,: and parental, relatidnships. Inaddition, socio-demdgraphic dates were.collected to determine if external factors such as ethnicity have a bearing on any relationships discovered. The data were analyzed to determine which of the traditional lines of thought (stressful change, deviance, early maturation, or synchronous events hypothesis), if any, are supported. Implications of these findings are discussed in light of concerns that early maturing females are at greater risk for developi...
There is extensive evidence suggesting that early maturing females are at greater risk than on ti... more There is extensive evidence suggesting that early maturing females are at greater risk than on time and late maturing females for the development of behavioral problLms. This study investigated the relationship between timing of puberty and deviant behaviors using a sample of college women ranging in age from 18 to 72. The study 'utilized a positivist (quantitative) approach to assess subjects' age of menarche, participation in deviant behavxors, relationship to same sex and opposite sex peers,: and parental, relatidnships. Inaddition, socio-demdgraphic dates were.collected to determine if external factors such as ethnicity have a bearing on any relationships discovered. The data were analyzed to determine which of the traditional lines of thought (stressful change, deviance, early maturation, or synchronous events hypothesis), if any, are supported. Implications of these findings are discussed in light of concerns that early maturing females are at greater risk for developi...