Parent–Daughter Transmission of the Androgen Receptor Gene as an Explanation of the Effect of Father Absence on Age of Menarche

E. Comings, David; Muhleman, Donn; P. Johnson, J.; P. MacMurray, James

doi:10.1111/1467-8624.00456

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Parent–Daughter Transmission of the Androgen Receptor Gene as an Explanation of the Effect of Father Absence on Age of Menarche

Published in Child Development • Jul 1, 2002

Authors:

David E. Comings

Donn Muhleman

J. P. Johnson

Abstract

Based on an evolutionary theory of socialization, Belsky and colleagues proposed that girls exposed to a stressful environment, especially when due to father absence in the first 7 years of life, showed an early onset of puberty, precocious sexuality, and unstable relationships as adults. The author...

Subject

Menarche

Psychology

Developmental psychology

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