Classified mothers as continuous attenders, returners, and before- and after-pregnancy dropouts based on school attendance before pregnancy and postpartum. Found that majority were in same group at both assessment times and that predelivery school performance was strongest predictor of delayed grade-placement. Also found that school attenders…

A longitudinal study examined predictive relations among sociometric status, aggression, and adolescent childbearing; the relation among peer status, aggression, and multiple births; and whether these variables are related to the timing of adolescent childbearing. Results suggest that controversial peer status and aggression predict adolescent…

Studied influence of maternal versus paternal support for pregnant and parenting African American adolescents who reported supportive or problematic interactions, or both, with their parents. Found more support from mothers despite equal relationship problem levels with both parents; support of both parents was associated with lower depression…