Briefing 8: Consequences of Teenage Parenthood: Pathways which Minimise the Long-term Negative Impacts of Teenage Childbearing
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Briefing 8: Consequences of Teenage Parenthood: Pathways which Minimise the Long-term Negative Impacts of Teenage Childbearing.pdf| Provider | Teenage Pregnancy Unit and Department of Health |
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| Topics | Teenage pregnancy |
| Type | Research |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Region | Not Applicable |
Researchers from the University of Southampton used data from two large longitudinal cohort surveys (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents And Children (ALSPAC) and the 1970 British Birth Cohort Study (BCS70)) to explore aspects of teenage parenthood and its impact for mothers, fathers and their children.
Importantly, the research confirmed that measures taken when the individual was aged 10, such as conduct disorder, parental aspirations, educational achievement, are found to be important predictors of early parenthood, over and above effects of other background factors.
Teenage motherhood is an important independent predictor of poor mental and physical health in adulthood. The authors conclude that the poorer mental health of teenage mothers has implications for the next generation and contributes to the intergenerational transmission of disadvantage.
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Briefing 8: Consequences of Teenage Parenthood: Pathways which Minimise the Long-term Negative Impacts of Teenage Childbearing
