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| Title |
A Behavior Genetic Investigation of Adolescent Motherhood and Offspring Mental Health Problems
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| Published in |
Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, November 2007
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| DOI | 10.1037/0021-843x.116.4.667 |
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| Authors |
K. Paige Harden, Stacy K. Lynch, Eric Turkheimer, Robert E. Emery, Brian M. D'Onofrio, Wendy S. Slutske, Mary D. Waldron, Andrew C. Heath, Dixie J. Statham, Nicholas G. Martin |
| Abstract |
The present study examines the relations between adolescent motherhood and children's behavior, substance use, and internalizing problems in a sample of 1,368 children of 712 female twins from Australia. Adolescent motherhood remained significantly associated with all mental health problems, even when using a quasiexperimental design capable of controlling for genetic and environmental confounds. However, the relation between adolescent motherhood and offspring behavior problems and substance use was partially confounded by family background variables that influence both generations. The results are consistent with a causal relation between adolescent motherhood and offspring mental health problems, and they highlight the usefulness of behavior genetic designs when examining putative environmental risks for the development of psychopathology. The generalizability of these results to the United States, which has a higher adolescent birth rate, is discussed. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 2 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 71 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 71 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 12 | 17% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 18 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 31 | 44% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 3% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Unknown | 24 | 34% |