Psycho-social correlates of unmarried teenage mothers
Singh, A.; Singh, S.
Child Psychiatry Quarterly 15(1): 5-10
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-3998 PMID: 12338591 Document Number: 392227
A study of psychosocial correlates of institutionalized unwed teenage mothers, based on a sample of 44 teenagers at After-care Homes in Amritsar and Jullundur and a control group from Chandigarh, matched for age and occupation. EPI and Mittal's Adjustment Inventory were used and subjects were interviewed regarding their socioeconomic status, family size, home atmosphere, birth order, motivation for sex and number of sex partners. Monthly family income was somewhat lower among the unwed mothers and they came from larger and more frequently from broken homes; they were most often the eldest child. The most common reason for engaging in intercourse was promise of marriage; 59% had sex with only 1 partner. EPI scores for unmarried mothers suggests an antisocial personality; they are also found to be maladjusted with regard to all 4 areas (home, health/emotional, social, and school) covered by the Adjustment Inventory.