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Hannah Godlis

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Across Puberty Adolescence is characterized by significant physical, mental, and socioemotional changes, including the pubertal transition and reproductive maturation. This period represents a critical window of vulnerability to mental health disorders (Kessler et al. , 2007), particularly in girls at heightened risk for internalizing symptoms such as low self-esteem and high perceived stress (Salk et al. , 2017). Social support from friends and family may mitigate declines in self-esteem (Tahir et al. , 2015), while elevated stress may exacerbate these trajectories (Moksnes et al. , 2010). The present study examines how perceived social support and stress independently influence the self- esteem development in 174 adolescent girls from the Transition in Adolescent Girls (TAG) parent study across four waves spaced 18 months apart. Social support from friends and family was measured using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al. , 1988), self-esteem using the Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents (Harter, 1998), and pubertal development from the Line Drawings (Morris & Udry, 1980) and the Pubertal Development Scale (Petersen et al. , 1988). Linear mixed-effects models will assess the independent effects of social support and stress on self-esteem across age and pubertal maturation. Findings will clarify the roles of stress and social support in shaping self-esteem and inform targeted interventions aimed at improving mental health outcomes among adolescent girls.

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University of Oregon / 2026

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Hannah Godlis