Pathways to economic well-being among teenage mothers in Great Britain

European Psychologist

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-20

  Schoon, Ingrid ^a   Polek, Eizbieta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic well being; Education; Employment; Family environment; Longitudinal study; Motivation; Teenage mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952174579     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000028     Document Type: Review

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