Do I Look Gawky? The Association between Pubertal Asynchrony and Peer Victimization

• Main Authors: Misaki N. Natsuaki (Author), Sofia T. Stepanyan (Author), Jenae M. Neiderhiser (Author), Daniel S. Shaw (Author), Jody M. Ganiban (Author), David Reiss (Author), Leslie D. Leve (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pubertal synchrony is defined as the degree of coherence to which puberty-related body changes (e.g., breast development, growth spurt, voice change, underarm hair growth) are coordinated. During the pubertal transition, youth's body parts grow asynchronously, making each youth's physical...