Adrian Dahl Askelund, Robyn E Wootton, Fartein A Torvik, Rebecca B Lawn, Helga Ask, Elizabeth C Corfield, Maria C Magnus, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Per M Magnus, Ole A Andreassen, Camilla Stoltenberg, George Davey Smith, Neil M Davies, Alexandra Havdahl, Laurie J Hannigan
BACKGROUND: The timing of puberty may have an important impact on adolescent mental health. In particular, earlier age at menarche has been associated with elevated rates of depression in adolescents. Previous research suggests that this relationship may be causal, but replication and an investigation of whether this effect extends to other mental health domains is warranted. METHODS: In this Registered Report, we triangulated evidence from different causal inference methods using a new wave of data (N = 13,398) from the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study...
April 12, 2024: BMC Medicine