How Adolescents Cope with the Problems of Early Motherhood.

Colletta, Nancy Donohue; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ254127

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Publication Date: 1981

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How Adolescents Cope with the Problems of Early Motherhood.

Colletta, Nancy Donohue; And Others

Adolescence, v16 n63 p499-512 Fall 1981

Measured Black adolescent mothers' coping responses, variables related to their choice of responses, and the relationship between coping responses and emotional stress. Asking others for assistance was the major coping response. Extent of self-esteem, support systems, and emotional stress influenced the type of response. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Coping, Emotional Response, Interviews, Locus of Control, Mothers, Self Esteem, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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