Adolescent Mothers' Self-Esteem and Role Identity and Their Relationship to Parenting Skills Knowledge

Investigates the relationship between adolescent mothers' (N=24) self-esteem and their knowledge of parenting skills. Findings indicate that self-esteem is a good indicator of the adolescent mother's parenting. Significant correlations arose between the mother's baseline self-esteem a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Adolescence 1997-09, Vol.32 (127), p.639-654
Hauptverfasser:	Hurlbut, Nancy L, Culp, Anne McDonald, Jambunathan, Saigeetha, Butler, Patrice
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescent mothers Adolescents Adult Biological and medical sciences Child Development Cognition Correlation Developmental psychology Early Parenthood Educational Attainment Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Identity Knowledge Mother Attitudes Mothers Mothers - psychology Parent Child Relationship Parent Role Parenting Parenting Skills Parenting Styles Parents & parenting Pregnancy Psychological aspects Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Relationship Role Self Concept Self Esteem Self image Selfesteem Teenage mothers Teenagers Unwed Mothers USA
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Zusammenfassung:	Investigates the relationship between adolescent mothers' (N=24) self-esteem and their knowledge of parenting skills. Findings indicate that self-esteem is a good indicator of the adolescent mother's parenting. Significant correlations arose between the mother's baseline self-esteem and her knowledge about role reversal, empathy, developmental expectations, and corporal punishment. (RJM)
ISSN:	0001-8449