Rather, the slight asymmetries present at birth, shaped and molded
by interests, predilections, and the cues of parents and teachers, grow into more significant gender
gaps in
adulthood.
The present study sought to address this
gap in the literature
by examining the effect of pubertal synchrony, the degree to which morphological indicators of puberty develop concurrently, on depressive symptoms in adolescence and emerging
adulthood in a longitudinal sample.