Comparison of Social Adjustment, School Satisfaction, and Mental Health in Girls with and Without Precocious Puberty

Document Type : Research Paper

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Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction:
This study aimed to compare social adjustment, school satisfaction, and mental health among secondary school female students with and without precocious puberty.
Materials and Methods:
The statistical population of this study consisted of female high school students in Urmia city, Iran (n=1,225). To achieve our aim, samples of 204 students (102 girls with precocious puberty and 102 girls with normal puberty) were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method from this statistical population. All participants were asked to complete social adjustment, school satisfaction, and mental health questionnaires. The research method was a causal-comparative type. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as mean, variance, standard deviation, and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).
Results:
The result of MANOVA revealed that there was a significant difference between two groups of girls in social adjustment, mental health, and school satisfaction (P≤0.05).
Conclusion:
The results of this study revealed that there was a more social adjustment, mental health, and school satisfaction among girls with normal puberty. Therefore, it is necessary that specialists intervene earlier and prevent later problems among such girls.

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Journal of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement
Volume 9, Issue 4
October 2021
Pages 217-223

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