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ERIC Number: EJ560628
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8449
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Family Stress, Perception of Pregnancy, and Age of First Menarche among Pregnant Adolescents.
Ravert, April A; Martin, Jennifer
Adolescence, v32 n126 p261-69 Sum 1997
Examines family-of-origin stress, age of first menarche, and the perceptions of pregnancy as a life event in 97 pregnant adolescents. Participants' reported high levels of family stress with only a moderate level of impact or stress attributed to the pregnancy. As a group, the girls' first menarche matched national averages. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Family Problems, Pregnancy, Pregnant Students, Secondary Education, Stress Variables, Unwed Mothers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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