Predicting and Preventing Neglect in Teen Mothers (2001-2007) (original) (raw)

2011

Abstract

The 'Predicting And Preventing Child Neglect In Teen Mothers' project was designed to assess the impact of varying degrees and types of neglect and poor parenting on children's development during the first 3 years of life, including changes in intelligence and behavior, language, social and emotional well-being, physical growth, and health status. This study included a broad array of assessments related to the construct of childhood neglect, and can be used to test the developmental associations among parenting characteristics, parenting behaviors and attitudes, and child development in multiple domains. Six hundred and eighty-two expectant mothers were recruited during pregnancy through primary care facilities in the communities of Birmingham, AL, Kansas City, KS, South Bend, IN, and Washington, D.C. Three different groups of first-time mothers were included in the sample: adolescents (n=396), low-ed adults (less than 2 years formal education beyond high school; n=169),...

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