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Abstract
The parenting knowledge of first-time adolescent mothers who chose to receive special services from the public school system was measured. These data are thought to be the first reported on the adolescent's awareness that parenting influences the present and future well-being of the infant and mother. Knowledge level was high and no different from that of adult primiparous mothers of comparable socioeconomic status. Correct response to individual items on the infant Caregiving Inventory (ICI) ranged from 84% to 96% for adolescents. These results are contrary to the previous reports of deficient parenting by adolescents. They reflect the need for continuing investigation of adolescent mothers' parenting knowledge in evaluating their effectiveness as parents.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescent Pregnancy; Adolescents; Age Factors; Behavior; Child; Child Rearing; Comparative Studies; Correlation Studies; Demographic Factors; Economic Factors; Education; Educational Status; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Fertility; Health Education; Health Services; Infant; Mothers; Parents; Parity; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Primiparity; Recommendations; Reproductive Behavior; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Schools; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Urban Population; Youth
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Year: 1983 PMID： 6685116 DOI： 10.1016/s0197-0070(83)80369-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Adolesc Health Care ISSN： 0197-0070