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Youth Soc. 2021 Oct 01;53:1090-1110. doi: 10.1177/0044118x19892455. Epub 2019 Dec 10.

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Youth & society

Joshua N Cone, C Emily Hendrick, Olusegun Owotomo, Leila Al-Hamoodah, Julie Maslowsky

Affiliations

  1. Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd, D3700 Austin, TX 78712.
  2. Division of Reproduction and Population Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53726.
  3. Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, 2300 Red River St., E2700, Austin, TX 78712.
  4. Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, 305 E. 23 Street, G1800 Austin, TX 78712.
  5. Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, 1601 Trinity Street, Z0500, Austin, TX 78712.

PMID: 34565925 PMCID: PMC8457247 DOI: 10.1177/0044118x19892455

Abstract

Teenage mothers are known to be at elevated risk for poor socioeconomic outcomes in adulthood. However, little is known about the socioeconomic outcomes of mothers who bear multiple children during the teenage years (repeat teenage mothers) compared to one-time teenage mothers. This study examines socioeconomic outcomes in the mid- to late 20s of repeat teenage mothers compared to one-time teenage mothers in a national U.S. sample. Repeat teenage mothers were less likely to graduate high school and more likely to receive public assistance and experience material hardship than one-time teenage mothers in their mid- to late- 20s. Lower educational attainment plus the responsibility of caring for multiple children as a young mother may make it difficult for repeat teenage mothers to secure economic stability. Additional supports may be necessary to improve long-term socioeconomic outcomes of repeat teenage mothers.

Keywords: Pregnancy; Socioeconomic status/Social class; Teenage motherhood

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