| Title | The intergenerational cycle of teenage motherhood: an ecological approach. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Meade, Christina S., Trace S. Kershaw, and Jeannette R. Ickovics |
| Journal | Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 419-29 |
| Date Published | 2008 Jul |
| ISSN | 0278-6133 |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Family, Female, Humans, Intergenerational Relations, Maternal Age, Middle Aged, Mothers, Pregnancy, Pregnancy in Adolescence, Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Social Environment |
| 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. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10995-010-0650-3 |
| Alternate Journal | Health Psychol |
