title: Adolescent pregnancy: contributing factors and strategies for prevention.
abstract: A questionnaire was administered to pregnant adolescents and adolescent mothers to assess both basic needs and factors that may have contributed to their becoming teen parents. Family background and composition, history of sexual abuse, vocational plans and aspirations, and self-esteem were examined. Results and implications for prevention programs and counseling are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Psychology, University of Oklahoma, Norman 73019.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scherman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003376:Counseling; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology