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Direct linkMcGuigan, William M. – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
There is a need for more research focusing on the health outcomes of infants born to the understudied group of adolescent mothers. Archivical data from four independent sources were used to answer the following research question: During the child's first year, what adverse health factors are associated with acts of intimate partner violence (IPV)…
Descriptors: Mothers, Family Violence, Early Parenthood, Infants
Diniz, Eva; Brandão, Tânia; Koller, Silvia – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Adolescent motherhood tends to occur among vulnerable backgrounds, with increased environmental stressors which might jeopardize the quality of mother-infant interaction. One important factor affecting mother-infant interactions is mothers' depressive symptoms. However, dispositional (e.g. attachment orientation) as well as external…
Descriptors: Mothers, Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Social Support Groups
Diniz, Eva; Koller, Sílvia H.; Volling, Brenda L. – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
Adolescent motherhood is a risky situation related to poorer quality of infant caregiving. The lack of social support and increased odds for maternal depression are the main concerns. This study aimed to investigate whether maternal-foetal attachment, social support and maternal depression measured during pregnancy and after birth were associated…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Mothers, Early Parenthood, Depression (Psychology)
Chivers, Paola; Parker, Helen; Bulsara, Max; Beilin, Lawrence; Hands, Beth – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
The influence of parental and early childhood factors on adolescent obesity was investigated using a longitudinal model of body mass index (BMI) from birth to 14 years. Trajectories of BMI using linear mixed model (LMM) analysis were used to investigate the influence of early parental and childhood factors on BMI at 14 years in the Raine birth…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Adolescents, Family Environment, Obesity
Peer reviewedOlukoya, Adepeju A. – Early Child Development and Care, 1996
Studied adolescent reproductive health services in two Nigerian states. Found that adolescents use health facilities mostly for general health problems. Only 6.1% (south) and 31.8% (north) of cases involved reproductive health, the gap attributable to maternity cases of northern married women. Reproductive health problems such as abortion and…
Descriptors: Abortions, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedTuana, Bulus T.; Hildebrand, Verna L. – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
Surveyed 416 Nigerian students ages 10 through 16 to examine levels of reproductive health knowledge. Television ranked first as students' sources of information on reproduction, pregnancy, birth control, and AIDS. Older children indicated more knowledge than preteenagers, girls more than boys, and students living in dormitories more than those…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Age Differences, Contraception
