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Endocrine markers of puberty timing and antisocial behaviour in girls and boys

Abstract

Background

Early puberty is associated with higher than average risk of antisocial behaviour, both in girls and boys. Most studies of such association, however, have focused on psychosocial mediating and moderating factors. Few refer to coterminous hormonal measures.

Aim

The aim of this review is to consider the role of hormonal markers as potential mediating or moderating factors between puberty timing and antisocial behaviour.

Method

A systematic literature search was conducted searching Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Psycinfo, Cochrane and Google Scholar.

Results

Just eight studies were found to fit criteria, all cross‐sectional. Measurements were too heterogeneous to allow meta‐analysis. The most consistent associations found were between adrenal hormones—both androgens and cortisol—which were associated with early adrenarche and antisocial behaviours in girls and later adrenarche and antisocial behaviour in boys.

Conclusions

The findings from our review suggest that longitudinal studies to test bidirectional hormone–behaviour associations with early or late puberty would be worthwhile. In view of the interactive processes between hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal and hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axes, integrated consideration of the hormonal end products is recommended.

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Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 07/31/2020 | Link to this post on IFP |
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