Resilience among African American adolescent mothers: Predictors of positive parenting in early infancy

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 619-629

  Hess, Christine Reiner ^a   Papas, Mia A ^b   Black, Maureen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent mothers; African American; Low income; Mother grandmother relationship; Parenting; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATURITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL AGE; SELF ESTEEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POVERTY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036787704     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/27.7.619     Document Type: Article

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