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      A self-report measure of pubertal status: Reliability, validity, and initial norms.

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          Puberty is a central process in the complex set of changes that constitutes the transition from childhood to adolescence. Research on the role of pubertal change in this transition has been impeded by the difficulty of assessing puberty in ways acceptable to young adolescents and others involved. Addressing this problem, this paper describes and presents norms for a selfreport measure of pubertal status. The measure was used twice annually over a period of three years in a longitudinal study of 335 young adolescent boys and girls. Data on a longitudinal subsample of 253 subjects are reported. The scale shows good reliability, as indicated by coefficient alpha. In addition, several sources of data suggest that these reports are valid. The availability of such a measure is important for studies, such as those based in schools, in which more direct measures of puberty may not be possible.

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          Journal
          J Youth Adolesc
          Journal of youth and adolescence
          Springer Science and Business Media LLC
          0047-2891
          0047-2891
          Apr 1988
          : 17
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University, 104 Henderson Building, 16802, University Park, PA.
          Article
          10.1007/BF01537962
          24277579
          8b9bd6c8-15f6-4ecf-b9da-72cf48c6a45a
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