Family Support: Helping Teenage Mothers to Cope

The role of the nuclear family in providing support & assistance to young mothers & their offspring is examined. Data were obtained on offspring & their families regarding SES & household structures. Interviews (N = 404 pregnant adolescents) were conducted under the auspices of Sinai...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Family planning perspectives 1978-11, Vol.10 (6), p.322-333
Main Authors: Furstenberg, Frank F., Crawford, Albert G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Age
Age Factors
Attitude
Baltimore, Md
Child Care
Family
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Households
Housing
Humans
Illegitimacy
Income
Marriage
Mother/Mothers/Motherhood/ Mothering
Mothers
Parenthood
Parents
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Adolescence
Public Policy
Single status
Social aspects
Spouses
Teenage parents
Teenage/Teenagers
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The role of the nuclear family in providing support & assistance to young mothers & their offspring is examined. Data were obtained on offspring & their families regarding SES & household structures. Interviews (N = 404 pregnant adolescents) were conducted under the auspices of Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Md, 3 & 5 years after delivery services were provided. Those teenage parents who continue to live with their parents & benefit from parental assistance -- financial, psychological, & child care -- do better than those who depend on their own resources. Their chances of completing their educations, getting decent jobs, & avoiding welfare are considerably greater with parental support. 5 Tables. Modified HA.
ISSN:0014-7354
DOI:10.2307/2134414