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Author: Santhiveeran, Janaki
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Escamilla, Sandra
Santhiveeran, Janaki
Power of Teen Motherhood in Predicting Later Educational Attainment
The Social Policy Journal 4,1 (2005): 65-79
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Haworth Press, Inc.
Keyword(s): Adolescent Fertility; Age at First Marriage; Educational Attainment; Motherhood; Mothers, Adolescent; Poverty; Teenagers; Welfare

This article investigates the power of teen motherhood in predicting later educational attainment. Data for mothers are extracted from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79). Findings show that teen motherhood is inversely related to later educational attainment. Poverty, welfare receipt and the number of children have a direct influence on later educational attainment. Employment, the age of the woman at the time of her first marriage, and being married currently, had a direct positive influence on educational attainment. The implications for social work practice are discussed
Bibliography Citation
Escamilla, Sandra and Janaki Santhiveeran. "Power of Teen Motherhood in Predicting Later Educational Attainment." The Social Policy Journal 4,1 (2005): 65-79.
2. Santhiveeran, Janaki
Jimenez, Jillian
Leaving Welfare: Differences Between Those Who Exited Voluntarily and Those Who Stayed
Journal of Family Social Work 8,3 (2004): 19-35.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J039v08n03_02
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79
Publisher: Haworth Press, Inc.
Keyword(s): Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Employment; Family Circumstances, Changes in; Job Status; Poverty; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); Transition, Welfare to Work; Welfare

This article uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979-1998 to understand the differences between those who exited the welfare system voluntarily (leavers) and those who stayed (non-leavers), 1990-1996. The purpose of this research was to examine the differences between the groups in their personal and family characteristics, employment status and poverty status. In addition, logistic regression was used to assess significant predictors that affect the probability of exiting from welfare. The overall results showed that being married and having been employed longer prior to exit increases the chances of voluntary welfare exit and having more children is a significant barrier to welfare exit irrespective of individuals' marital and employment status. Leavers and non-leavers significantly differed in their poverty status and employment status for each assessment year. (Journal abstract)
Bibliography Citation
Santhiveeran, Janaki and Jillian Jimenez. "Leaving Welfare: Differences Between Those Who Exited Voluntarily and Those Who Stayed." Journal of Family Social Work 8,3 (2004): 19-35.