Adjustment to Motherhood by Single Adolescents.

Stevenson, Marguerite; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ527199

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Adjustment to Motherhood by Single Adolescents.

Stevenson, Marguerite; And Others

Family Relations, v45 n2 p209-15 Apr 1996

Compares the psychological adjustment of adolescent mothers (n=27) with that of adolescent nonmothers (n=27), single adult mothers (n=27), and married adult mothers. Adolescent mothers reported greater life enjoyment and well-being than adolescent nonmothers, but more mental health problems and less well-being than married adult mothers. (SR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Caregiver Role, Emotional Adjustment, Fatherless Family, Life Satisfaction, Mental Health, Pregnant Students, Secondary Education, Unwed Mothers, Well Being

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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