Socioeconomic Well-Being in Early Adulthood Among Repeat Versus One-Time Teenage Mothers

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2329326
AutoresJoshua N Cone (0000-0002-9681-8696, The University of Texas at Austin), C Emily Hendrick (0000-0001-8305-2364, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Olusegun Owotomo (The University of Texas at Austin), Leila Al-Hamoodah (The University of Texas at Austin), Julie Maslowsky (0000-0001-5095-7140, The University of Texas at Austin, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume53
Fascículo7
Páginas1090-1110
Data de publicação2021-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoYouth & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0044118x19892455
PMID34565925
OpenAlexW2996601251
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas51

Teenage mothers are known to be at an elevated risk for poor socioeconomic outcomes in adulthood. However, little is known about the socioeconomic outcomes of mothers who bear multiple children during the teenage years (repeat teenage mothers) compared to one-time teenage mothers. This study examines socioeconomic outcomes in the mid- to late-20s of repeat teenage mothers compared to one-time teenage mothers in a national U.S. sample. Repeat teenage mothers were less likely to graduate high school and more likely to receive public assistance and experience material hardship than one-time teenage mothers in their mid- to late-20s. Lower educational attainment, plus the responsibility of caring for multiple children as a young mother, may make it difficult for repeat teenage mothers to secure economic stability. Additional supports may be necessary to improve long-term socioeconomic outcomes of repeat teenage mothers

Developmental psychology · Educational attainment · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Teenage pregnancy · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology