The Relation of Family and Partner Support to the Adjustment of Adolescent Mothers
- 1 August 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Child Development
- Vol. 59 (4) , 1056-1060
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.1988.tb03257.x
Abstract
The influence of teenage mothers'' perceptions of family and partner social support on their postpartum adjustment was examined in this study. A structured interview with teenage mothers was conducted prenatally and a follow-up assessment was done when their children were 8 months of age. Both partner and family support were related to greater satisfaction with life, but each was associated in a different way with parenting and concerns about daily living. The results indicate the importance of distinguishing between specific sources of social support and different aspects of adjustment to teen parenthood.Keywords
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