Family relationship patterns: perceptions of teenage mothers and their non-mother peers.
Perceptions of self and family members were determined at two time periods for a sample of 30 teenage mothers and 30 non-mothers using the Family Relations Inventory and a family map exercise. Both at present and from childhood reminiscences, teen mothers perceived their mothers and sisters more positively than did non-mothers; fathers and brothers of the adolescent mothers were viewed more negatively than were those of the non-mothers. Results are discussed in light of prior explanations of adolescent motherhood with respect to family dynamics. An approach to intervention is suggested.
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Department of Family Studies, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment