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Pubertal Timing and Early Sexual Intercourse in the Offspring of Teenage Mothers

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Early puberty is associated with stressful family environments, early sexual intercourse, and teenage pregnancy. We examined pubertal timing and sexual debut among the 14-year-old offspring of teenage mothers. Mothers (71% Black, 29% White) were recruited as pregnant teenagers (12–18 years old). Data were collected during pregnancy and when offspring were 6, 10 and 14 years old (n = 318). Adolescents (50% male) compared the timing of their pubertal maturation to same-sex peers. There was a significant 3-way interaction effect of race, sex, and pubertal timing on sexual debut (n = 305). This effect remained significant in a model controlling for maternal age at first intercourse, substance use, exposure to trauma, authoritative parenting, and peer sexual activity (n = 255). Early maturation was associated with early sex in daughters, and may be one pathway for the inter-generational transfer of risk for teenage pregnancy among daughters of teenage mothers.

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De Genna, N.M., Larkby, C. & Cornelius, M.D. Pubertal Timing and Early Sexual Intercourse in the Offspring of Teenage Mothers. J Youth Adolescence 40, 1315–1328 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-010-9609-3

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