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Age at menarche associated with subsequent educational attainment and risk-taking behaviours
Background: Earlier age at menarche (AAM), a marker of puberty timing in females, has been associated with a higher likelihood of adolescent risk-taking behaviours and variably associated with educational attainment.Aim: To...
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Combined effects of age and BMI are related to altered cortical thickness in adolescence and adulthood.
Overweight and obesity are associated with functional and structural alterations in the brain, but how these associations change across critical developmental periods remains unknown. Here, we examined the relationship between...
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The effects of social deprivation on adolescent development and mental health.
Adolescence (the stage between 10 and 24 years) is a period of life characterised by heightened sensitivity to social stimuli and the increased need for peer interaction. The physical distancing measures mandated globally to...
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Adoptive Gay Father Families
Findings are presented from the second phase of a UK longitudinal study of 33 gay father, 35 lesbian mother, and 43 heterosexual parent families when their adopted children reached early adolescence. Participants predominantly...
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Investigation of the associations between physical activity, self-regulation and educational outcomes in childhood.
It is common knowledge that physical activity leads to physiological and psychological benefits. The current study explored the association between physical activity and self-regulation longitudinally and the indirect...
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