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Author: Cooley, Marcia L.
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1. Cooley, Marcia L.
Unger, Donald G.
The Role of Family Support in Determining Developmental Outcomes in Children of Teen Mothers
Child Psychiatry and Human Development 21,3 (Spring 1991): 217-234.
Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/w18608nx0g5j5427/
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Behavioral Publications
Keyword(s): Adolescent Fertility; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Child Care; Child Development; Contraception; Family Influences; Grandmothers; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Household Composition; Motherhood; Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Math); Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Reading); Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT); Support Networks; Teenagers

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In-depth interview data obtained in 1986 from 338 black and white mothers who had born children 6-7 years earlier when they were teenagers (14-19) reveal that such children tend to be impaired developmentally compared to children of older mothers. Since family support has frequently been proposed as a mediator of the stress that teen parents experience, data on the mothers gathered as part of the NLSY (1979-1986) are analyzed to investigate the role of family support factors and maternal characteristics in relation to children's developmental outcomes. Two models outlining the role of partner and grandmother family support are proposed to explain the process by which child development occurs within the family contexts of teen families. Implications of the results for intervention are discussed. [Sociological Abstracts, Inc.]
Bibliography Citation
Cooley, Marcia L. and Donald G. Unger. "The Role of Family Support in Determining Developmental Outcomes in Children of Teen Mothers." Child Psychiatry and Human Development 21,3 (Spring 1991): 217-234.
2. Unger, Donald G.
Cooley, Marcia L.
Families of Adolescent Parents: Predictors of Developmental Outcomes
Presented: Atlanta, GA, Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, March 22-25, 1990
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA)
Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Grandmothers; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Household Composition; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Bibliography Citation
Unger, Donald G. and Marcia L. Cooley. "Families of Adolescent Parents: Predictors of Developmental Outcomes." Presented: Atlanta, GA, Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, March 22-25, 1990.
3. Unger, Donald G.
Cooley, Marcia L.
Partner and Grandmother Contact in Black and White Teen Parent Families
Journal of Adolescent Health 13,7 (November 1992): 546-552.
Also: http://www.jahonline.org/article/1054-139X%2892%2990367-K/abstract
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Child Care; Child Development; Fathers, Absence; General Assessment; Grandmothers; Home Environment; Household Composition; Mothers, Adolescent; Mothers, Education; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT); Racial Differences; Teenagers

Studied contact of 338 teen mothers (aged 14-29 yrs) with grandmothers and partners as a predictor of maternal and middle childhood developmental outcomes. Each child (aged 6-7.9 yrs) was given a developmental assessment. Black teens lived longer with their parents after the child's birth, while White teens married earlier and had more disruptions in their relationships. Grandmother assistance with childcare was positively associated with the mother's ability to pursue her education. Findings suggest that child developmental problems may occur when mothers routinely rely on grandmother assistance into middle childhood, particularly for White families. ((c) 1997 APA/PsycINFO, all rights reserved)
Bibliography Citation
Unger, Donald G. and Marcia L. Cooley. "Partner and Grandmother Contact in Black and White Teen Parent Families." Journal of Adolescent Health 13,7 (November 1992): 546-552.