Table 1.

Demographic and Mood Characteristics

	Pre-menarche (n=28)	Post-menarche (n=24)	F Statistic
Age (years)	12.16 ± 0.95	12.80 ± 0.89	6.05*
BMI (z-score)	−0.26 ± 0.81	0.30 ± 0.76	6.37*
Category PDS score	6.30 ± 0.93	10.42 ± 0.92	257.19***
Breast Dev.	2.73 ± 0.54	3.17 ± 0.48	9.33**
Pubic Hair Dev.	2.57 ± 0.57	3.25 ± 0.57	18.19***
Mood & Feelings Questionnaire	11.04 ± 8.22	16.79 ± 14.40	3.25
Child Chronic Strain
Academic	1.84 ± 0.79	2.16 ± 1.03	1.57
Peer	1.38 ± 0.57	1.88 ± 0.97	5.46*
Development	1.43 ± 0.33	2.75 ± 0.92	50.47***
Family	1.27 ± 0.39	1.82 ± 1.13	5.73*
Economical	1.08 ± 0.21	1.19 ± 0.44	1.45
Environmental	1.34 ± 0.60	1.33 ± 0.59	0.01
Ethnic	1.03 ± 0.11	1.22 ± 0.36	6.84*

Note. Means are presented ± standard deviation.

^*p<0.05

^**p<.01

^***p<.0001.