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  Journal of Marriage and FamilyVolume 68 Issue 2, Pages 332 - 344 Published Online: 10 Apr 2006 Copyright © National Council on Family Relations, 2010 Published on behalf of the National Council on Family Relations
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 107K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Developmental Outcomes for Children of Young Mothers Copyright National Council on Family Relations, 2006 KEYWORDS
externalizing problems
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intergenerational effects
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internalizing problems
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teen childbearing
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teen pregnancy
ABSTRACTThis study tested the association between mother's early age at first birth and various life outcomes for her children in later adolescence and early adulthood. Data were analyzed from the Rochester Youth Development Study, an ongoing panel study of adolescents enrolled in seventh or eighth grade in Rochester Public Schools in 1988 (N =729). Boys born to mothers who began childbearing before age 19 had elevated risks of drug use, gang membership, unemployment, and early parenthood. Girls born to young mothers only had elevated risks of early parenthood. Of the mediators tested, low maternal education had the largest mediating effects. The findings suggest that the risks associated with being born to a young mother are substantial but perhaps disproportionately so for boys. Received: 02 February 2006; Accepted: 04 April 2006; | 
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