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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"adolescent mother"”.
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Can I Succeed as an Adolescent Mother? Examining the Role of Emotional Intelligence in Predicting Self-Efficacy, Academic Achievement, and School Attendance
… and school attendance among a sample of adolescent mothers. A battery of instruments was administered to a sample of 108 high school students who were enrolled in the Employment Leading to Education and Career Training (ELECT) Program. The students ranged from 16- to 21-years of age and …
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The Familial cycle of adolescent pregnancy: fact or fiction
… of Health (1995), an infant is born to an adolescent mother in Texas every 11 minutes. Inazu and Fox (1980) suggested that the mother-daughter relationship is primary in accounting for teenage sexual knowledge and behavior. The theoretical framework of the study was based on Bandura's …
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More Than Me: The Voices Of African American Adolescent Mothers And Their Pursuit of Post-Secondary Education
<p>Adolescent mothers are not a homogenous group. Like non-parenting adolescents they come from various educational and socio-economic backgrounds. Adolescent mothers are generally labelled to be at high risk of dropping out of school, making poor life choices, and ultimately living poor life …
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A Study of the Mother-and-Child Drawing as an Indicator of Separation Anxiety in the Adolescent Population
<p>This study examines projective mother-and-child drawings executed by 11 adolescents experiencing separation anxiety, with histories of maternal deprivation; and 11 adolescents not experiencing symptoms of separation anxiety. An adaptation of the Formal Elements Art Therapy Rating Scale (Gantt, …
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Adolescent Mexican Mothers: Within-Group Variations in Socioemotional Well-Being and Social Support
Although Mexican descent adolescents have the highest pregnancy rates in the nation, little scholarly research has focused on the social and cultural factors related to socioemotional well-being. The present study examines three areas concerning Mexican descent adolescent mothers: (a) …
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The associations of cash transfers and childcare for the development of children born to adolescent and young mothers in South Africa
… strongly predicts early childbearing among adolescent girls and young women. Early motherhood is associated with negative effects on their children's developmental outcomes, but the factors contributing to the well-being of children born to adolescent mothers remain uncertain. The Child …
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Personality and family relationship correlates of drug abstention in adolescents
… and correlates of drug use and abuse among adolescents. This literature has revealed that occasional use signifies developmentally appropriate experimentation, while the extreme behaviors of abuse and abstention are signs of underlying emotional problems. Abstention has not been directly …
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A comparision of the level of knowledge regarding infant care and development among adolescent girls, adolescent mothers, and young adult mothers
The adolescent mother has been viewed as too immature to be knowledgeable about being a mother. The purpose of this study was to compare the knowledge regarding infant care and development as measured by a researcher developed instrument of adolescent girls, adolescent mothers, and young adult …
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Breastfeeding Influencing Factors in Thai Adolescent Mothers
… ensuring healthy infant nutrition. However, many adolescents remain unaware of the role of breastfeeding. Adolescent mothers continue to have the lowest rate of breastfeeding in many countries including Thailand, with only 17% of Thai adolescent mothers continuing to breastfed at 6 months …
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Adolescent Perceptions of Parent-Adolescent Communication and Adolescent Pregnancy
Identification of adolescent perceptions of parent-adolescent communication, a significant factor in family functioning and connectedness, is important if effective interventions are to be provided by health care professionals related to decreasing the number as well as the adverse effects of …
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The construction of social problems and the experience of human service programs: contradictory relations in a support group for adolescent mothers
The patterned interactions in a support group for adolescent mothers are analyzed in the context of the specific construction(s) of adolescent pregnancy and motherhood that legitimate the program's existence. Particular attention is paid to the way in which staff and clients are positioned vis a …
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Experiences of parenting learners with regards to learner pregnancy policy
… so that the school is able to provide an adolescent-professional-friendly service. A safe non-judgmental environment is required so that the learner is able to disclose her pregnancy status as early as possible to ensure that they receive the necessary support.