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Study Protocol: Transitions in Adolescent Girls (TAG) by Barendse, Marjolein E.A.; Vijayakumar, Nandita; Byrne, Michelle L.; Flannery, Jessica E.; Cheng, Theresa W.; Flournoy, John C.; Nelson, Benjamin W.; Cosme, Danielle; Mobasser, Arian; Chavez, Samantha J.; Hval, Lauren; Brady, Bernadette; Nadel, Hanna; Helzer, Alison; Shirtcliff, Elizabeth A.; Allen, Nicholas B.; Pfeifer, Jennifer H. is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background Despite recent studies linking pubertal processes to brain development, as well as research demonstrating the importance of both pubertal and neurodevelopmental processes for adolescent mental health, there is limited knowledge of the full pathways and mechanisms behind the emergence of mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety disorders in adolescence. The Transitions in Adolescent Girls (TAG) study aims to understand the complex relationships between pubertal development, brain structure and connectivity, the behavioral and neural correlates of social and self-perception processes, and adolescent mental health in female adolescents. ## Methods The TAG study includes 174 female adolescents aged 10.0 to 13.0 years, recruited from the local community in Lane County, Oregon, USA. The participants, along with a parent/guardian, will complete three waves of assessment over the course of 3 years; the third wave is currently underway. Each wave includes collection of four saliva samples (one per week) and one hair sample for the assessment of hormone levels and immune factors; an MRI session including structural, diffusion, resting-state functional and task-based func

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Author

Barendse, Marjolein E.A.; Vijayakumar, Nandita; Byrne, Michelle L.; Flannery, Jessica E.; Cheng, Theresa W.; Flournoy, John C.; Nelson, Benjamin W.; Cosme, Danielle; Mobasser, Arian; Chavez, Samantha J.; Hval, Lauren; Brady, Bernadette; Nadel, Hanna; Helzer, Alison; Shirtcliff, Elizabeth A.; Allen, Nicholas B.; Pfeifer, Jennifer H.

Publisher

Frontiers; Frontiers Media SA; Frontiers Media S.A.; Lausanne: Frontiers Media S.A., 2010- (ISSN 1664-0640)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)