▪ Abstract This chapter identifies the most robust conclusions and ideas about adolescent
development and psychological functioning that have emerged since review. We begin with …

Life history theory provides a metatheoretical framework for the study of pubertal timing from
an evolutionary-developmental perspective. The current article reviews 5 middle-level …

Though often discussed as a discrete event, puberty comprises one segment of a larger
developmental continuum and is notable for rapid transformation across a multitude of …

It has often been assumed that animals were in the first place rendered social, and that they
feel as a consequence uncomfortable when separated from each other, and comfortable …

Puberty is one of the most profound biological and social transitions in the life span. It begins
with subtle changes in brain‐neuroendocrine processes, hormone concentrations, and …

Relations between self-esteem, pubertal timing, and body image were investigated with a
representative sample of Scottish schoolgirls 11 (n= 1,012, X= 11.53 years, SD= 0.32) and …

In an 8-year prospective study of 173 girls and their families, the authors tested predictions
from J. Belsky, L. Steinberg, and P. Draper's (1991) evolutionary model of individual …

Whether the secular trend of a decreasing age of puberty has continued over the past 50
years remains controversial. Data that had been classically used to address this issue are …

Two general evolutionary hypotheses were tested on 756 White children (397 girls) studied
longitudinally:(1) rearing experiences would predict pubertal timing; and (2) children would …

Girls growing up in homes without their biological fathers tend to go through puberty earlier
than their peers. Whereas evolutionary theories of socialization propose that this relation is …