Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Early Puberty Often More Hazardous
"CNN is reporting that scientists are taking a look at the social ramifications of hitting puberty early. From the article: "'There is something unique about early maturity (relative to one's peers) that opens opportunities for victimization experiences,' the study's authors write. 'It's not puberty that is what ultimately causes kids to get victimized,' study co-author Dr. Alex Piquero, a criminologist at the University of Florida, told Reuters Health. 'Early puberty seems to open up a different set of doors and social experiences to kids,' he said, explaining that early maturing youngsters may start socializing with the opposite sex and with older, bigger, and stronger youth earlier than those who do not experience puberty early."
source:http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/06/2239251
source:http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/02/06/2239251
# posted by dark master : 2/07/2006 09:39:00 AM
