hairs, but the growth is not thick” to 4 “The hair is very thick, like a grown man’s facial hair” (iv) ‘How advanced is your physical development compared to other boys your age?’ Response options ranged from 1 “I look younger than most” to 5 “I look older than most”. These four questions were standardized and summed to give a composite of males’ pubertal status. The internal consistency of the pubertal timing measure for males was .73.
