title: Ecological factors associated with adolescent pregnancy: a review of the literature.
abstract: Adolescent pregnancy, the disproportionate number of births to unmarried adolescents, the potential disadvantages for both mothers and their children, and the commensurate costs to society have received the attention of researchers in a variety of disciplines. This article reviews and synthesizes the disparate literature on psychosocial factors associated with adolescent pregnancy using Bronfenbrenner's ecological model. Social influences within the macrosystem, mesosystem, and microsystem are examined. Policy and service delivery recommendations are offered.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas at Arlington, School of Social Work, 76019, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Corcoran
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment