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Peer reviewedLiese, Lawrence H.; And Others – Family Relations, 1989
Studied partner status, social support, and psychological adjustment of pregnant women. Administered Brief Symptom Inventory to predominantly minority and lower-income pregnant women (N=157) categorized as married, single/partnered, or single/unpartnered. Found single/partnered women were at least risk for emotional disequilibrium and suggested…
Descriptors: Early Parenthood, Emotional Adjustment, Marital Status, Social Support Groups
Peer reviewedSouth, Scott J. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1996
Examines simultaneously the influence of mate availability and other factors on the transition to first marriage and the transition to a first premarital birth. Found that the supply of available mates in the local marriage market has somewhat paradoxical effects on the probability of becoming an unmarried mother. (63 references) (RJM)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Births to Single Women, Early Parenthood, Family Size
Peer reviewedSandfort, Jodi R.; Hill, Martha S. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1996
Considers how different types of economic support, received soon after the birth of a first child, contribute to the later self-sufficiency of young, unmarried mothers. Findings suggest that certain economic supports assist these mothers and that life choices they make after their child's birth are important to self-sufficiency. (RJM)
Descriptors: Births to Single Women, Child Rearing, Early Parenthood, Family Characteristics
Peer reviewedAquilino, William S. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1996
Explored living arrangements among children born to unmarried mothers and the impact of childhood living arrangements on the young adult's life course. Analyses showed that living arrangement patterns after birth to a single mother influenced the likelihood of high school completion, post secondary education, and other conditions. (RJM)
Descriptors: Births to Single Women, Child Development, Child Rearing, Dependents
Download full textAhlburg, Dennis A.; De Vita, Carol J. – Population Bulletin, 1992
This bulletin explores the social, economic, and demographic trends that have contributed to the changing structure of the American family. Sections of the document discuss: (1) definitions of household and family; (2) types of families, including married couples with and without children and single-parent families; (3) living arrangements of…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Demography, Divorce
Population Crisis Committee, Washington, DC. – 1988
In this study of 99 countries, representing 2.3 billion women (92 percent of the world's female population), 20 indicators measure women's well-being in the following sectors: (1) health; (2) marriage and children; (3) education; (4) employment; and (5) social equality. Original data for each of the 20 indicators were converted mathematically to 5…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Birth Rate, Comparable Worth, Cross Cultural Studies
