Positive Adjustment and Associated Protective Factors in Children of Adolescent Mothers

Autor/inn/en	Rhule, Dana M.; McMahon, Robert J.; Spieker, Susan J.; Munson, Jeffrey A.
Titel	Positive Adjustment and Associated Protective Factors in Children of Adolescent Mothers
Quelle	In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, 15 (2006) 2, S.224-244 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-1024
DOI	10.1007/s10826-005-9015-8
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Child Rearing; Predictor Variables; Parent Child Relationship; Grade 3; Depression (Psychology); Language Acquisition; Early Parenthood; Adolescents; Adjustment (to Environment); At Risk Persons; Resilience (Psychology); Social Development; Child Behavior; Student Adjustment; Elementary School Students; Longitudinal Studies; Infants; Teacher Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Behavior Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Kindererziehung; Prädiktor; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Risikogruppe; Soziale Entwicklung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Lehrerverhalten; Elternverhalten
Abstract	Numerous studies indicate that children of adolescent mothers are at an increased risk for a variety of negative outcomes, even after controlling for diverse social and health factors. However, relatively less research has examined positive adjustment in these children, or protective factors associated with such adjustment. We examined the prediction of positive behavioral, social, and academic adjustment at Grade 3 in a sample of 100 children born to adolescent mothers, followed longitudinally since the children were 1 year old. Individualized testing and parent and teacher ratings were used to measure adjustment outcomes. Predictor variables were selected from characteristics of the child and parenting/family context. Logistic regression analyses indicated that aspects of children's positive adjustment in Grade 3 were predicted by a number of child and parenting/family variables measured at least 4 to 5 years earlier. Significant predictors included lower levels of child externalizing behavior, more advanced language development, lower levels of maternal depressive symptoms, and higher levels of positive parenting. Implications for preventive intervention and future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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