ERIC Number: EJ1305616
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Mexican-Origin Adolescent Mothers' Economic Contexts, Educational Re-Engagement, and Their Children's School Readiness
McDermott, Elana R.; Jahromi, Laudan B.; Umaña-Taylor, Adriana J.; Martinez-Fuentes, Stefanie; Jones, Shandra M.; Updegraff, Kimberly A.
Child Development, v92 n4 e513-e530 Jul-Aug 2021
Drawing on data from a longitudinal study of 204 Mexican-origin adolescent mothers, their mother figures, and their children, the current investigation examined (a) adolescent mothers' educational re-engagement and attainment beginning during their pregnancy and ending when their child was 5 years old; and (b) the influence of the family economic context on adolescent mothers' educational re-engagement and attainment and their children's academic and social-emotional outcomes. Findings detailed adolescent mothers' re-engagement in school after the birth of their child and revealed that family income during adolescents' pregnancies was directly associated with re-engagement and attainment, and also initiated cascade effects that shaped adolescents' economic contexts, their subsequent re-engagement and attainment, and ultimately their children's academic and social-emotional outcomes at age 5.
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Adolescents, Mothers, Early Parenthood, Educational Attainment, Pregnancy, Preschool Children, Reentry Students, Academic Achievement, Social Development, Emotional Development, Child Development, Family Income, Correlation, Economic Factors, School Readiness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH); US Department of Health and Human Services
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD061376; APRPA006001