Citation

Thompson R, Neilson EC. J. Adolesc. 2014; 37(7): 1099-1108.

Affiliation

Richard H. Calica Center for Innovation in Children and Family Services, Juvenile Protective Association, 1707 N Halsted, Chicago, IL 60614, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Box 351525, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Electronic address: neilson.elizabeth@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.08.003

PMID

25150891

Abstract

The psychosocial determinants of early parenting are still not well understood. The current study used data on 115 girls in the Capella Project, who were followed longitudinally for the first 18 years of life. Potential predictors of early parenting assessed were child maltreatment, trauma symptoms, and girls' expectations for their socioeconomic outcomes. Cox regression survival analyses were conducted to predict time to the birth of first child. Significant unique predictors of early parenting included neglect, anxiety, low depression, and low expectations of going to college. Practice and research implications of these findings include the importance of neglect for risk of early parenting, the importance of ongoing trauma symptoms in youth, and the potentially protective influence of expectations of going to college.

Language: en