Skin-deep resilience, in which youth overcome adversity and achieve success in psychological and academic domains but at a cost to their physiological well-being, has been documented in late adolescence and adulthood. However, its potential to emerge at earlier developmental stages is unknown. To address this gap, secondary data analyses were executed using waves 1 and 2 of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study (n = 7712; ages 9–10 years at baseline [mean: 9.92; SD = 0.63]; 47.1% female; 66.1% White, 13.4% Black, and 20.6% Hispanic). The results indicated high levels of executive functioning were associated with improved psychological and behavioral outcomes at one-year follow-up. However, for racial and ethnic minority (i.e., Black or Hispanic) youth from disadvantaged neighborhoods, high levels of executive functioning were also associated with accelerated pubertal development. No significant interaction was observed among White youth. The findings suggest the skin-deep resilience pattern may be evident in early adolescence.

青少年克服逆境并在心理和学术领域取得成功，但以牺牲生理健康为代价，已在青春期后期和成年期记录到了表层复原力。然而，其在早期发展阶段出现的潜力尚不清楚。为了解决这一差距，使用青少年大脑认知发展研究的第 1 波和第 2 波进行了二次数据分析（n  = 7712；基线年龄为 9-10 岁[平均值：9.92；SD  = 0.63]；47.1% 为女性；66.1%白人、13.4% 黑人和 20.6% 西班牙裔）。结果表明，高水平的执行功能与一年随访时心理和行为结果的改善相关。然而，对于来自弱势社区的少数族裔（即黑人或西班牙裔）青年来说，高水平的执行功能也与青春期加速发展有关。白人青年之间没有观察到显着的互动。研究结果表明，表面深层的弹性模式在青春期早期可能很明显。