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ERIC Number: EJ634377
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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Internal Poverty and Teen Pregnancy.
Young, Tamera M.; Martin Sue S.; Young, Michael E.; Ting, Ling
Adolescence, v36 n142 p289-304 Sum 2001
Examined selected predictor variables from baseline 1988 wave of data, taken from the National Education Longitudinal Study, in relation to pregnancy status. Results indicated statistically significant difference in locus of control between those females who became pregnant later in adolescence (external) and those who did not (internal). Pregnancy was also related to lower personal efficacy and lower educational expectations. (BF)
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Language: English
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