Pubertal Timing and Early Sexual Intercourse in the Offspring of Teenage Mothers

Autor/inn/en	De Genna, Natacha M.; Larkby, Cynthia; Cornelius, Marie D.
Titel	Pubertal Timing and Early Sexual Intercourse in the Offspring of Teenage Mothers
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40 (2011) 10, S.1315-1328 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-010-9609-3
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Daughters; Pregnancy; Sexuality; Puberty; Early Parenthood; Adolescents; Maturity (Individuals); Substance Abuse; Risk; Trauma; Parenting Styles; Age + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Daughter; Tochter; Schwangerschaft; Sexualität; Pubertät; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Reifung; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Risiko; Alter; Lebensalter
Abstract	Early puberty is associated with stressful family environments, early sexual intercourse, and teenage pregnancy. We examined pubertal timing and sexual debut among the 14-year-old offspring of teenage mothers. Mothers (71% Black, 29% White) were recruited as pregnant teenagers (12-18 years old). Data were collected during pregnancy and when offspring were 6, 10 and 14 years old (n = 318). Adolescents (50% male) compared the timing of their pubertal maturation to same-sex peers. There was a significant 3-way interaction effect of race, sex, and pubertal timing on sexual debut (n = 305). This effect remained significant in a model controlling for maternal age at first intercourse, substance use, exposure to trauma, authoritative parenting, and peer sexual activity (n = 255). Early maturation was associated with early sex in daughters, and may be one pathway for the inter-generational transfer of risk for teenage pregnancy among daughters of teenage mothers. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10