TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 66. Psychological Development
A1  - Ozer, Elizabeth M.
A1  - Irwin Jr., Charles E.
A2  - Rudolph, Colin D.
A2  - Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2  - Lister, George E.
A2  - First, Lewis R.
A2  - Gershon, Anne A.
Y1  - 2011
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T2  - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
AB  - Specific  behavioral  changes  are  associated  with  puberty  and  its  timing.1-3  Androgens  have  been  implicated  as  the  cause  of  many  of  the  changes  associated  with  adolescence.4,5  Family  relationships  undergo  a  transformation  during  puberty.6,7  During  peak  height  velocity  (Tanner  and  Marshall  sexual  maturity  rating  [SMR]  3–4),  boys  experience  more  conflict  with  their  parents,  especially  their  mothers.  This  conflict  tends  to  subside  after  completion  of  puberty,  with  mothers  deferring  more  to  their  sons.  Girls  experience  conflict  with  their  mothers,  and  girls  report  decreased  contact  with  their  fathers.  Hormones  have  been  implicated  as  the  cause  of  many  of  the  behavior  changes  associated  with  normal  and  abnormal  adolescence.  Sexual  behavior  is  associated  with  changes  in  androgens.8  Boys,  with  rising  levels  of  testosterone,  initiate  coitus,  and  they  are  reported  to  be  more  impatient,  aggressive,  and  irritable.  For  girls,  an  increase  in  masturbatory  activity  is  associated  with  rising  levels  of  androgens.  
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