Comparison of body image perception, peer bullying and psychiatric comorbidity frequency in girls diagnosed with puberty precox and girls without precocious puberty diagnosis and without chronic disease

Objective:In this study, it was aimed to compare the body image, peer bullying and psychiatric comorbidity prevalence in girls with precocious puberty with girls who were not diagnosed with prepubertal precox and who did not have any chronic diseases. Materials and Methods:The research sample was formed with 50 patients aged 8-12 years, who applied to Dicle University Faculty of Medicine Pediatric Endocrinology outpatient clinic and were diagnosed with precocious puberty, and 50 age- and sex-matched control groups without a history of any neurological or chronic medical disease. Sociodemographic data form prepared by the researchers, "Body Appreciation Scale for Children" and "Peer Bullying Questionnaire for Olweus Students" were filled in both groups. Data obtained from patients and controls were analyzed with the SPSS program. Results:The findings obtained in the study are similar to the peer bullying frequency and body image scores obtained from previous studies with community samples.The frequency of bully/victim/bully-victim in the prepubertal group was 20%/0%/6%, the body appreciation scale score was 42.44, the frequency of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder was 26%, the frequency of bully/victim/bully-victim in the healthy group was 18%/4% /8%, body appreciation scale score was 40.96, and the frequency of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder was 16%. Discussion: The frequency of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity is very high compared to the population sample, and there is a need for studies with a much larger sample size in this regard. Conclusion: It has been concluded that peer bullying and bullying are seen at a high rate in prepubertal precox patients as in the community sample, body image is positive as in the community sample, and the frequency of psychiatric comorbidity is similar.