Schoon, I;
Polek, E;
(2011)
Pathways to economic well-being among teenage mothers in Great Britain.
European Psychologist
, 16
(1)
pp. 11-20.
10.1027/1016-9040/a000028.
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Abstract
The present study examines pathways to independence from social welfare among 738 teenage mothers, participants of the 1970 British Cohort Study, who were followed up at age 30 years. Using a longitudinal design, a pathway model is tested, examining linkages between family social background, cognitive ability, school motivation, and individual investments in education, as well as work- and family-related roles. The most important factors associated with financial independence by age 30 are continued attachment to the labor market as well as a stable relationship with a partner (not necessarily the father of the child). Pathways to financial independence, in turn, are predicted through own cognitive resources, school motivation, and family cohesion. Implications of findings for policy making are discussed.© 2010 Hogrefe Publishing.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Pathways to economic well-being among teenage mothers in Great Britain |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1027/1016-9040/a000028 |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1556588 |
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