Answer to Question #201771 in Psychology for Innocencia

Question

Early maturing girls tend to …

1.

engage in high-risk, promiscuous sexual behaviour.

2.

have less self-confidence and more anxiety. 

3.

are less satisfied with their appearance.

4.

tend to experience more depression than on-time maturing girls. 

Answer 1

Early maturing girls tend to experience more depression than on-time maturing girls.

The transition tends to be particularly difficult for young individuals who enter puberty earlier than their classmates, particularly for girls. Early-maturing girls are more likely to have a variety of psychological issues, such as depression, drug abuse, and inappropriate sexual conduct.