Study on social abilities, behavior problems of girls with early breast development

  Objective   To investigate early-breast-development girls social abilities, behavior problems and the related factors.

  Methods   43-early-breast development girls aged 6-11 were investigated with Achenbach Child Behavior Scale(for parents)and self-made questionnaire on childrens family environment.Another 160 girls were selected as control group, who were investigated with Achenbach only.

  Results   The average scores of early breast development girls activity, sociality, and school achievements were 4.49, 4.83 and 5.46.There were no differences between the early breast development girls(23.3%)and controls(20.6%)on prevalence of behavior problem.The total score and the scores of delinquent behavior, aggressive behavior, cruel behavior of early breast development girls were significantly higher than controls(P < 0.05).The result indicated that the number of girl-friends was related with behavior problems of girls early breast development girls.

  Conclusion   Early-breast-development girls behavior problems should not be ignored.The proper pubertal development education and comprehensive measures were necessary to prevent or to cure behavior problems of early breast development girls.