Journal article
Adrenarche and the emotional and behavioral problems of late childhood
LK Mundy, H Romaniuk, L Canterford, S Hearps, RM Viner, JK Bayer, JG Simmons, JB Carlin, NB Allen, GC Patton
Journal of Adolescent Health | Published : 2015
Abstract
Purpose Mental and behavioral disorders increase in prevalence with the passage through puberty. Yet the first symptoms for many children emerge between seven and 11 years, before the pubertal rise in gonadal hormones. A possibility that symptom onset may be linked to the adrenarchal rise in androgens has been little explored. Methods The Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study recruited a stratified random sample of 1,239 eight-nine year olds from primary schools in Melbourne, Australia. Saliva samples were assayed for dehydroepiandrosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulphate (DHEA-S), and testosterone. Emotional and behavioral problems were assessed through parental report on the Strengths..
View full abstractGrants
Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This research was supported by a project grant from Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC; #1010018). MCRI research is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Program. Dr Mundy is partially supported by a grant from the Invergowrie Foundation. Professor Patton is supported by a Senior Principal Research Fellowship from NHMRC. The funding sources had no further role in study design, in the collection, analysis or interpretation of data, in the writing of the report, and in the decision to submit the article for publication.