The influence of relative pubertal maturity on executive function development in adolescent girls.

ABSTRACT: A positive association between pubertal maturity as assessed by skeletal development, and specific cognitive abilities has recently been demonstrated in a cohort of adolescent girls. The current study explores the impact of chronological age and relative pubertal maturity on executive function within the same cohort. Relative maturity, determined by the difference between chronological age and skeletal age, establishes the criteria for enrolling participants into average, advanced, or delayed relative maturity subgroups. Performance is assessed using the Numerical Stroop test and analyzed across four conditions, each with varying task requirements related to inhibition and task switching. The effects of chronological age and relative maturity on executive functions are tested by a linear m

SUBMITTER: Gervan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11568130 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature