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McLaughlin, Steven D.; Micklin, Michael – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1983
Hypothesized that a too early first birth has negative psychological consequences for the mother through a lowered sense of personal efficacy. Results indicated that having a first birth before age 19 reduces personal efficacy, regardless of original differences in personal efficacy, age, education, or parental socioeconomic status. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Age Differences, Birth, Comparative Analysis

Bowker, Anne; Bukowski, William M.; Hymel, Shelley; Sippola, Lorrie K. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2000
Examined impact of peer experience on seventh graders' strategies for coping with peer hassles. Found that more aggressive adolescents perceived more control over hassles. More aggressive, unpopular adolescents used more negative strategies; more popular aggressive females used more problem-focused strategies. Withdrawn adolescents perceived less…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Aggression, Comparative Analysis