@article {1233, title = {The intergenerational cycle of teenage motherhood: an ecological approach.}, journal = {Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association}, volume = {27}, year = {2008}, month = {2008 Jul}, pages = {419-29}, abstract = {Daughters of teenage mothers have increased risk for teenage childbearing, perpetuating intergenerational cycles. Using Ecological Systems Theory, this study prospectively examined risk factors for teenage childbearing among a national sample of adolescent girls.}, keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Family, Female, Humans, Intergenerational Relations, Maternal Age, Middle Aged, Mothers, Pregnancy, Pregnancy in Adolescence, Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Social Environment}, issn = {0278-6133}, doi = {10.1007/s10995-010-0650-3}, author = {Meade, Christina S and Kershaw, Trace S and Ickovics, Jeannette R} }