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McLaughlin, Steven D. Micklin, Michael |
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The Timing of the First Birth and Changes in Personal Efficacy Journal of Marriage and Family 45,1 (February 1983): 47-55. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/351294 Cohort(s): Young Women Publisher: National Council on Family Relations Keyword(s): First Birth; Life Course; Psychological Effects; Teenagers The authors examine the psychological consequences of first birth from a life-course perspective. The first birth is seen as a major life event, subject to normative constraints regarding its timing. It is hypothesized that too early a first birth has negative psychological consequences for the mother in the form of a lowered sense of personal efficacy. Data are drawn from the NLS Young Women Cohort. Results indicate that having a first birth before age 19 reduces personal efficacy, regardless of original differences in efficacy, age, education, or parental socioeconomic status. |
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McLaughlin, Steven D. and Michael Micklin. "The Timing of the First Birth and Changes in Personal Efficacy." Journal of Marriage and Family 45,1 (February 1983): 47-55.
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