Life Course Heterogeneity in the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood among Adolescent Mothers

Autor/inn/en	Oxford, Monica L.; Gilchrist, Lewayne D.; Lohr, Mary Jane; Gillmore, Mary Rogers; Morrison, Diane M.; Spieker, Susan J.
Titel	Life Course Heterogeneity in the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood among Adolescent Mothers
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 15 (2005) 4, S.479-504 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8392
DOI	10.1111/j.1532-7795.2005.00108.x
Schlagwörter	Profiles; Mothers; Adolescents; Psychological Patterns; Physical Health; Health Behavior; Early Parenthood; Longitudinal Studies; Adults; At Risk Persons; Mental Health; Substance Abuse; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Mother; Mutter; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Gesundheitszustand; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Risikogruppe; Psychohygiene; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Prädiktor
Abstract	Longitudinal data were used to examine pathways taken by 227 adolescent mothers during the transition from adolescence into adulthood. Latent profile analysis identified three sub-groups of adolescent mothers from 6 months to 6 years postpartum: a "problem-prone" profile (15%), a "psychologically vulnerable" profile (42%), and a "normative" profile (43%). Group membership was related to long-term adult outcomes (adult status markers, health-risk and deviant behaviors, substance use, mental health, and intimate relationships) when respondents were nearing age 30. The psychologically vulnerable group reported greater health and mental health problems, relational problems, and substance use than the normative profile group. Only the problem-prone profile group, taken together, reported serious problems in all domains of adult outcomes examined including financial, relational, behavioral, and health and mental health problems. Results confirm the existence of different pathways through adolescent parenthood that are associated with adult functioning 12 years postpartum. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10