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1.	Ketterlinus, Robert D. Lamb, Michael E. Nitz, Katherine
1.	Developmental and Ecological Sources of Stress Among Adolescent Parents (part of a symposium on: Adolescent pregnancy and parenting) Family Relations 40,4 (October 1991): 435-441. Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/584901 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: National Council on Family Relations Keyword(s): Childbearing; Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcomes; Stress This article provides an overview of research on the stresses associated with normative developmental transitions, the effects of psychological stress on adult parenting and parent-child interactions, and the stresses associated with the transition to parenthood during adolescence, with an emphasis on schoo/-age parents. Suggestions are provided for the design of developmentally and ecologically valid research and interventions, and for broadly based public policy addressing the unique problems associated with adolescent parenting.
	Bibliography Citation Ketterlinus, Robert D., Michael E. Lamb and Katherine Nitz. "Developmental and Ecological Sources of Stress Among Adolescent Parents (part of a symposium on: Adolescent pregnancy and parenting)." Family Relations 40,4 (October 1991): 435-441.

2.	Ketterlinus, Robert D. Nitz, Katherine
2.	Adolescent Sexual and Nonsexual Deviance: Stability Over Time and Generations Presented: Seattle, WA, Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, April 1991 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Keyword(s): Adolescent Fertility; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Behavioral Problems; Child Development; Children; Children, Behavioral Development; Deviance; General Assessment; Mothers; Pre-natal Care/Exposure; Pre/post Natal Health Care; Self-Perception; Sexual Activity; Sexual Behavior; Teenagers Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The purpose of this study is to explore different patterns of transmission, stability, and co-occurrence of sexual and nonsexual problem behaviors among adolescents and their children. Data were obtained from the NLSY, a longitudinal survey of a national probability sample of American youth and their children. Exploratory data analysis using Partial Least-Squares techniques suggested that maternal deviance assessed in 1980 is a relatively strong predictor of 1986 child problem behaviors. Maternal self-concept, IQ, sociodemographics, and father's involvement were also associated with child outcomes suggesting that there may be different patterns of intergenerational transmission of problem behaviors among sub-groups of mother-child dyads. The determinants of continuity/discontinuity in problem behaviors across generations and stability in adolescents' problem behaviors are assessed.
	Bibliography Citation Ketterlinus, Robert D. and Katherine Nitz. "Adolescent Sexual and Nonsexual Deviance: Stability Over Time and Generations." Presented: Seattle, WA, Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, April 1991.

3.	Ketterlinus, Robert D. Nitz, Katherine Lamb, Michael E. Elster, Arthur B.
3.	Adolescent Non-Sexual and Sex-Related Problem Behaviors Journal of Adolescent Research 7,4 (October 1992): 431-456. Also: http://jar.sagepub.com/content/7/4/431.abstract Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Adolescent Fertility; Behavior, Violent; Behavioral Problems; Drug Use; Gender Differences; Illegal Activities; Modeling, Multilevel; Religious Influences; Rural Youth; Rural/Urban Differences; Sexual Activity; Sexual Behavior; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Variables, Independent - Covariate Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The association between adolescent sexual behavior and problem behaviors is assessed in a sample of male and female adolescents from the NLSY. Preliminary analyses indicate that there are linear associations between age and sexual status (virgin, sexually active but never pregnant, or parents) and involvement in four types of problem behaviors: school-related, personal violence, drug use, and stealing. Log-linear models are being tested to formally test these relationships and how they might differ among males and females, and to further assess the effects of other independent variables (e.g., religiosity, urban vs. rural, SES, etc.).
	Bibliography Citation Ketterlinus, Robert D., Katherine Nitz, Michael E. Lamb and Arthur B. Elster. "Adolescent Non-Sexual and Sex-Related Problem Behaviors." Journal of Adolescent Research 7,4 (October 1992): 431-456.

4.	Nitz, Katherine
4.	Children of Adolescent Mothers: Gender Differences in the Transmission of Problem Behavior Presented: Seattle, WA, Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, April 1991 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Keyword(s): Adolescent Fertility; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Behavioral Problems; Child Development; Children; Children, Behavioral Development; Children, Home Environment; Gender Differences; General Assessment; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Mothers, Adolescent Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Using data from the NLSY, factors influencing the occurrence of problem behaviors in 3,307 adolescent mothers and their first born children were examined. Results of logistic regression indicate that by far the quality of the home environment was the best predictor of problem behaviors for both boys and girls. In contrast, maternal deviance in 1980 was a relatively strong predictor of problem behaviors in 1986 for girls, but not for boys. Results are discussed in relation to the environmental and psychological factors that may buffer the transmission of problem behaviors across generations for both boys and girls.
	Bibliography Citation Nitz, Katherine. "Children of Adolescent Mothers: Gender Differences in the Transmission of Problem Behavior." Presented: Seattle, WA, Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, April 1991.

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