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Autor/inn/en | Bond, Lyndal; Clements, Jackie; Bertalli, Nadine; Evans-Whipp, Tracy; McMorris, Barbara J.; Patton, George C.; Toumbourou, John W.; Catalano, Richard F. |
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Titel | A Comparison of Self-Reported Puberty Using the Pubertal Development Scale and the Sexual Maturation Scale in a School-Based Epidemiologic Survey |
Quelle | In: Journal of Adolescence, 29 (2006) 5, S.709-720 (12 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0140-1971 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.adolescence.2005.10.001 |
Schlagwörter | Measures (Individuals); Grade 5; Puberty; Comparative Analysis; Epidemiology; Student Surveys; Adolescents; Grade 7; Grade 9; Gender Differences; Adolescent Development |
Abstract | Purpose: To examine concordance between two self-reported measures of puberty: Sexual Maturation Scale (SMS) and Pubertal Development Scale (PDS) and their acceptability to adolescents. Methods: Participants of a school-based study in grades 5, 7 and 9 were classified into one of 5 pubertal stages using each method. Results: 2864 students (age 9-16 years) participated. Agreement was moderate for males ([kappa] 0.42, 95% CI 0.39, 0.45) and females ([kappa] 0.57, 95% CI 0.53, 0.61). Concordance within one stage was excellent (females 97%, males 89%), with discrepancies due to females being classified one stage later on the PDS (26%) and males one stage earlier (32%). There were more missing data for the SMS (13%) than the PDS (4%). Conclusions: Given the level of concordance and difficulties of using the drawings in a school-based survey, we would recommend the PDS as an alternative to assess pubertal status in epidemiological studies. (Author). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |