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Adolescent Pregnancy: Voices Heard in the Everyday Lives of Pregnant Teenagers

The purpose of this study is to examine the problems that pregnant teenagers encounter at school and at home while they are trying to complete their high school education. Data were collected by in-depth interviews. Twenty pregnant adolescents, who were between the ages of 15 through 18, and were participants in a special teen pregnancy program were interviewed.

The major findings in this study included the respondents': 1) unstable family life histories, 2) denial that they were pregnant, 3) need for self-identity as an adult, 4) conflict with parents and 5) motivation to complete their high school education. This study points to the need for more research on the problems that pregnant adolescents encounter in their everyday lives.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc279259
Date12 1900
CreatorsOviedo, Sonia
ContributorsWilliams, Norma, Pillai, Vijayan K., Eve, Susan Brown
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 88 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Oviedo, Sonia

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