A Comparison of Childhood Backgrounds of Teenage Mothers and Their Non-Mother Peers: A New Formulation.

Oz, Sheri; Fine, Marshall

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Publication Date: 1988

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A Comparison of Childhood Backgrounds of Teenage Mothers and Their Non-Mother Peers: A New Formulation.

Oz, Sheri; Fine, Marshall

Journal of Adolescence, v11 n3 p251-61 Sep 1988

Obtained data from 39 teenage mothers and 35 teenage non-mothers regarding their demographic and childhood backgrounds. Results revealed that compared to non-mothers, teenage mothers tended to have experienced foster care, family violence, parental substance abuse, lower educational achievements, as well as violence, alcohol abuse, and lower education among their boyfriends. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Background, Children, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Early Parenthood, Educational Attainment, Family Life, Family Violence, Females, Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Mothers, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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