Teen-aged mothers in contemporary Britain
Teen-aged mothers in contemporary Britain
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DOI：
10.1111/1469-7610.00082
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发表时间：
2002-09-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Moffitt, TE
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作者：
Moffitt, TE
背景：本文从一个具有全国代表性的样本中描述了当代年轻母亲及其子女的情况，并将其与推迟生育超过20岁的母亲的情况进行了比较。方法：参与者是环境风险（E-risk）纵向双胞胎研究的成员，该研究跟踪了1994-95年间在英格兰和威尔士成为母亲的1116名妇女及其子女的流行病学样本，其中包括年轻母亲的超额样本。儿童5岁时进行家访。通过访谈从母亲那里收集数据，通过实验任务和观察从儿童那里收集数据，通过邮寄问卷从教师那里收集数据。结果：年轻母亲遭遇更多的社会经济剥夺，人力资本和社会资本明显不足，心理健康问题较多。他们的伴侣在经济上和情感上都不那么可靠和支持，而且更反社会和虐待。年轻母亲的孩子受教育程度较低，被多个举报者评为有更多的情感和行为问题，受到虐待或伤害的风险更高，患病、事故和受伤的几率更高。结论：今天的年轻母亲面临着已知对妇女和她们的孩子有长期影响的困难。针对年轻母亲的预防措施可以减少对后代的身体健康、精神健康和社会地位的伤害。
Background: This paper describes the circumstances of contemporary young mothers and their children from a nationally representative sample, and compares them to the circumstances of mothers who delayed childbearing beyond age 20. Methods: The participants are members of the Environmental Risk (E-risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, which follows an epidemiological sample of 1, 116 women who became mothers in England and Wales in 1994-95, and their children, and contains an over-sample of young mothers. Home visits were conducted when the children were aged 5 years. Data were collected from mothers via inter-views, from children via experimental tasks and observations, and from teachers via postal questionnaires. Results: Young mothers encountered more socio-economic deprivation, had significantly less human and social capital, and experienced more mental health difficulties. Their partners were less reliable and supportive, both economically and emotionally, and were more antisocial and abusive. The children of young mothers showed reduced educational attainment, were rated by multiple informants as having more emotional and behavioural problems, were at increased risk of maltreatment or harm, and showed higher rates of illnesses, accidents, and injuries. Conclusions: Young mothers today face difficulties known to have long-lasting effects for women and their children. Preventions that target young mothers may reduce harm to the physical health, mental health, and social status of future generations.