Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood: Recent Evidence and Future Directions

American Psychologist

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 152-166

  Coley, Rebekah Levine ^a   Chase Lansdale, P Lindsay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031990510     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.53.2.152     Document Type: Article

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