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Author: Park, Jennifer Ji-Hye
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1. Park, Jennifer Ji-Hye
Adolescent Mothers' Perceptions of Support and Receipt of Government Financial Assistance: An Examination of the NLSY97 Data File
Ph.D. Dissertation, The Florida State University, 1999
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning
Keyword(s): Age and Ageing; Food Stamps (see Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program); Mothers, Adolescent; Program Participation/Evaluation; Rural/Urban Differences; Sociability/Socialization/Social Interaction; Welfare

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between adolescent parent perceptions of social support and their participation in Government financial assistance programs. Primiparous adolescents from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey on Youth (NLSY97) who reported having a resident biological child (N = 65) were the focus of this study. A comparison group of 65 non-mothers matched by age, race, and urban or rural residence were included in this study. Research questions were developed to determine if: (1) differences existed between mothers and non-mothers in perceptions of support, (2) perceptions of social support were predictive in receipt of Government financial assistance, (3) urban versus rural differences were evident, and (4) if younger versus older group membership differences were evident. Significant differences were not found between adolescent mothers and non-mothers in their perceptions of support from grandmothers, grandfathers, teachers, and schools. Greater levels of support perceived from grandmothers and grandfathers were associated with increased receipt of food stamps, while greater levels of support from teachers and schools were associated with receipt of WIC. Although cell sizes were a limiting factor, findings are useful in the planning of future studies and in understanding the experiences of adolescent mothers.
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Park, Jennifer Ji-Hye. Adolescent Mothers' Perceptions of Support and Receipt of Government Financial Assistance: An Examination of the NLSY97 Data File. Ph.D. Dissertation, The Florida State University, 1999.