| The age at which adults become parents turns out to be a contributing factor in child well-being. Several studies have documented that children of teenage mothers compared to children of older mothers have lower levels of cognitive and educational attainment, lower levels of academic achievement, and higher levels of behavioral problems (Baldwin & Cain, 1981; Broman, 1981; Furstenberg, Brooks-Gunn, & Morgan, 1987; Hofferth, 1987; Maynard, 1997; Moore, Morrison, & Greene, 1997). Other factors (such as human, economic, and social resources) account for much of the variance attributed to teen parenthood (Cooksey, 1997) but not all of it (Maynard, 1997; Moore et al., 1993). |
