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Abstract
The self-esteem of 93 unmarried females between the ages of fourteen and nineteen was measured upon entry into several state-sponsored training programs. Some significant differences were discovered concerning the impact of early motherhood on these individuals. The symbolic importance of motherhood, as a passage into adult status, and the intervening effects of normative group anchorage may mediate between individuals' cognitive ability and their level of self-esteem.Keywords: Adolescent Pregnancy; Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Comparative Studies; Data Collection; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Fertility; Interviews; Mothers; North America; Northern America; Parents; Perception; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Research Report; Self-perception; Studies; United States; Unmarried Mothers; Youth
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Year: 1987 PMID： 3618346
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adolescence ISSN： 0001-8449