Evaluation of an intergenerational program for pregnant and parenting adolescents.
OBJECTIVE
Poor life outcomes for teenage mothers


METHODS
Young mothers (N = 65) several years after the birth of their first child. Half had mothers (called grandmothers) who attended the Teenage Mothers-Grandmothers program.


METHODS
A long-term evaluation study of the effects of the Teenage Mothers-Grandmothers Program on outcomes for the teens. Instruments used: demographic questionnaire, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Arizona Social Support Inventory Schedule, and an open-ended questionnaire.


RESULTS
Teens whose mothers participated in the program were significantly less likely to drop out of school and had significantly better self-esteem.


CONCLUSIONS
Including the mothers of pregnant and parenting adolescents in programs can be beneficial.
Roye
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Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, USA.
Balk
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D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D016014:Linear Models; D009519:New York City; D016487:Parenting; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012649:Self Concept; D013332:Student Dropouts