Differences between adolescent mothers and nonmothers: an interview study.
In-depth interviews were conducted with nine adolescent females--five African-Americans, three Mexican-Americans, and one Anglo--all residing in a licensed care institution. Four of them were already mothers, four were not mothers, and one was pregnant. Abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction were found to be more pronounced among the mothers and the pregnant adolescent. Although the results were consistent with the findings of other studies that have investigated the backgrounds and attitudes of adolescent mothers and nonmothers, the interview format revealed the extent and degree of dysfunction in the lives of these young women.
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University of California, Los Angeles 90095, USA.
Tidwell
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D000293:Adolescent; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D015406:Single Parent / Q000523:psychology