Does masterbation effect the body negatively when growing through puberty?

Unlikely to matter: Masturbation is a topic often frowned on by various segments of society & seldom discussed openly. If done to the point that the individual does not have time & energy to get involved in normal peer activities it is a negative. Any obsession detracts from your healthy emotional growth. However, the occasional event does not make any difference in your physical growth.Ditch any guilt, it is normal.