Adolescent Changes in Size, Build, Composition and Performance

Document Type

Article

Authors

Robert M. Malina, University of Texas, Austin, Texas

Abstract

Adolescent changes in size, build, composition and performance are con­sidered. Emphasis is placed upon general age trends and sex differences for a variety of parameters, with no specific consideration of maturity relation­ships which are significant. Sex differences in most body dimensions, though apparent, are generally minor during the pre-adolescent years. It is during adolescence that most adult differences in morphology, composition and performance have their genesis.

Recommended Citation

Malina, Robert M. (1974) "Adolescent Changes in Size, Build, Composition and Performance," Human Biology: Vol. 46: Iss. 1, Article 13.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol46/iss1/13