Indian School Psychology Association

Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior

Aspects of Adolescence and Voice: Girls versus Boys – A Review

Abstract

Author(s): Mette Pedersen, Anne B Alexius Agersted and Anders Jønsson

A survey has been given of the development of voice in adolescents. The voice parameters fundamental frequency during reading of a standard text and phonetograms where compared with the pubertal development and the androgens and estrogens in boys and girls respectively. The review of adolescent voice development in girls and boys briefly present the core results of the study “Normal Development of Voice in Children: Advances in EvidenceBased Standards“. It shows that not only boys but also girls’ voice change during puberty.