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Predicting and Preventing Neglect in Teen Mothers
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Sample details

The 'Predicting And Preventing Child Neglect In Teen Mothers' project is a multi-site study that aimed to to assess the impact of varying degrees and types of neglect and poor parenting on children’s development during the first 3 years of life. Participants were 682 first-time pregnant mothers and their first-born infants from the United States of America. Mothers were categorised into three groups: adolescents, low-education adults (less than 2 years formal education beyond high school), and high-education adults (at least 2 years of formal education). The mothers were between the ages of 15 and 35 at the time of recruitment. Interviews were conducted at the mothers' third trimester of pregnancy, as well as when their children were 4, 6, 8, 12, 18, 24, 30, and 36 months old. Data was collected between 2001 and 2007.

Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child

Number of participants at first data collection

396 (adolescent mothers)

117 (adult hi-ed mothers)

169 (adult low-ed mothers)

682 (infants)

Age at first data collection

15 - 18 years (adolescents mothers)

22 - 35 years (adult hi-ed mothers)

22 - 35 years (adult low-ed mothers)

4 months (infants)

Participant year of birth

Varied (adolescent mothers)

Varied (adult hi-ed mothers)

Varied (adult low-ed mothers)

Varied (infants)

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
First-time teen mothers.

Sample features

Adolescents
Adults
Mother and child dyad
Mothers
Newborns, infants and babies
Dataset details

Country

United States of America

Year of first data collection

2001

Primary Institutions

Brandeis University

Georgetown University

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

University of Kansas (KU)

University of Notre Dame

Links

doi.org/10.34681/112K-1V43

shaw.nd.edu/research/parenting-for-the-first-time/

Funders

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Department of Education

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Ongoing?
No

Data types collected

mentalHealthData
Quantitative data collection
  • Audio or visual recordings (e.g. of child behaviour, facial expressions)
  • Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
  • Interview – face-to-face
  • Interview – phone
  • Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
  • Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
  • Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
Qualitative data collection
  • None
Neuroimaging data collection
  • None
Linked or secondary data
  • None
Features

Engagement

  • None
  • Keywords

    Abuse and neglect
    Anthropometry
    Behaviour
    Cognition
    Family environment and factors
    Human development
    Parental influences
    Parental mental health
    Parental support
    Protective factors
    Risk factors
    Social support
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