Why are children born to teen mothers at risk for adverse outcomes in young adulthood? Results from a 20-year longitudinal study

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 377-397

  Jaffee, Sara ^a,b   Caspi, Avshalom ^a   Moffitt, Terrie E ^a   Belsky, Jay ^c   Silva, Phil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035263796     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579401002103     Document Type: Article

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