Childhood Adversity, Timing of Puberty and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: A Longitudinal Study in Taiwan.

摘要: Childhood adversity contributes to depressive symptoms in adolescence, but far less research has focused on an Asian context. This study aims identify the long-term impact of childhood adolescents’ and whether this association is moderated by gender early pubertal timing Taiwan. Data are from Taiwan Education Panel Survey, a longitudinal that surveyed followed 4261 junior high school students year 2001 (at age 13) three more waves ages 15, 17, 18). Conditional latent growth model results show having positively associated with intercept, negatively linear trend changes adolescence (p < .01). Early only baseline levels for boys Both when adolescents start school.