TY - JOUR
T1 - Multidimensional risk profiles on teen parenthood
T2 - Evidence from britain in the 1970s
AU - Russell, Stephen T.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Research on the antecedents of teen parenthood has most often focused on the family of origin as the primary locus for understanding parenthood risk; however, several theoretical perspectives promote the inclusion of multiple domains of adolescents’ lives for understanding behavior. Using data from a British cohort who grew up during the 1970s (the National Child Development Study), this study considers the degree to which family characteristics from the teenage years mediate and are mediated by physical development, psychosocial characteristics, academic performance and attitudes, and future plans. Multidimensional risk factors show little variation by gender; however, risk factors differ according to the marital status of the teen when she or he became a parent.
AB - Research on the antecedents of teen parenthood has most often focused on the family of origin as the primary locus for understanding parenthood risk; however, several theoretical perspectives promote the inclusion of multiple domains of adolescents’ lives for understanding behavior. Using data from a British cohort who grew up during the 1970s (the National Child Development Study), this study considers the degree to which family characteristics from the teenage years mediate and are mediated by physical development, psychosocial characteristics, academic performance and attitudes, and future plans. Multidimensional risk factors show little variation by gender; however, risk factors differ according to the marital status of the teen when she or he became a parent.
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U2 - 10.1080/02732173.1998.9982206
DO - 10.1080/02732173.1998.9982206
M3 - Article
C2 - 12322038
AN - SCOPUS:0032217105
SN - 0273-2173
VL - 18
SP - 423
EP - 447
JO - Sociological Spectrum
JF - Sociological Spectrum
IS - 4
ER -