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

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=۱,۲۲۵). To achieve our aim, samples of ۲۰۴ students (۱۰۲ girls with precocious puberty and ۱۰۲ 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≤۰.۰۵).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.

کلیدواژه ها:

Mental health ، Precocious puberty ، puberty ، School satisfaction ، Social adjustment