Sex Differences in Psychopathology in a Large Cohort of Nine and Ten-Year-Olds.

The current study quantified sex differences in psychopathology among 9 and 10-year-olds, examined sex differences among those with clinically elevated symptoms and investigated if puberty moderates the relationship between sex and psychopathology. Data were obtained from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD)® Study’s NDA data release 2.0. Results suggest that males have higher scores and greater frequency of clinically meaningful levels of psychopathology across several domains. Puberty did not interact with sex to affect psychopathology. However, as puberty advanced, the percentage of males and females with elevated scores increased.

当前的研究对9岁和10岁儿童心理病理学的性别差异进行了量化，检查了临床症状升高者之间的性别差异，并研究了青春期是否调节性别与心理病理学之间的关系。数据来自青少年大脑与认知发展（ABCD）®研究的NDA 2.0版数据发布。结果表明，在多个领域，男性在具有临床意义的心理病理学水平上得分更高且频率更大。青春期与性别之间没有相互作用来影响心理病理学。然而，随着青春期的推进，得分升高的男性和女性的百分比都有所增加。