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The primary question addressed in this study is, What factors distinguish between adolescent mothers with school-aged children who are providing relatively supportive home environments for their children, and their peers who are providing less supportive care? Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth merged mother- child data set were used to address this question. Variables from four major categories were useful in identifying mothers who were at greatest risk for providing less supportive environments: (1) characteristics of the mother, (2) characteristics of the family of origin, (3) current SES level, and (4) the composition of the mother's household.
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Received Ph. D. in developmental psychology from Cornell University. Research interests are influences on parenting behavior, adolescent parenthood, and at-risk children. To whom reprint requests should be addressed.
Received Ph. D. in clinical-developmental psychology from the University of Illinois — Chicago. His research interests are stress and protective factors in children and adolescents.
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Luster, T., Dubow, E. Predictors of the quality of the home environment that adolescent mothers provide for their school-aged children. J Youth Adolescence 19, 475–494 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01537476
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