title: Puberty and gender interact to predict social anxiety symptoms in early adolescence.
abstract: This study examines direct and interactive effects of puberty and gender on social anxiety symptoms in early adolescence. One hundred-six participants were assessed at ages 9.5 and 11 years. Results suggest that gender and puberty interact to predict social anxiety symptoms. Advanced puberty was associated with increased symptoms for girls only.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. jdeardorff@cc.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Julianna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deardorff
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hayward
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bryson
authors.forename: Lawrence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: Stewart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agras
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011627:Puberty; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors