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Title	Unmarried adolescent motherhood in St. John's, Newfoundland - an assessment profile
Author	Richler, Sheila M.
Description	Thesis (M.S.W.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1989. Social Work
Date	1988
Pagination	viii, 175 leaves
Subject	Teenage mothers--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's; Unmarried mothers--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's; Teenage pregnancy--Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's
Degree	M.S.W.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. School of Social Work
Discipline	Social Work
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--St. John's
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 116-124
Abstract	The number of adolescent mothers who keep their babies and remain single has increased dramatically in recent years. Research indicates that these young females may encounter significant difficulties with education, employment, finances, housing, physical well-being, emotional well-being, and child care arrangements, depending on the community in which they live and on the level of support they receive. This exploratory/descriptive survey describes and examines the life situation, personal problems, and personal characteristics of unmarried mothers in St. John's who were between the ages of 16 and 19 years old at the birth of their first child. – Interviews were completed with 40 young women who fit the above criteria and who were identified from the Social Work records of a hospital with a large obstetrical ward. A survey utilizing a structured interview was conducted in a face-to-face format in the mother's place of residence. – Results indicate that problems do exist for many of these mothers, both in terms of practical problems: finances baby-sitting, and education, and emotional problems: arguments and conflict, relationships, loneliness, affect, and self-concept. The adolescent mother is often uneducated, dependent on social assistance, lonely, possesses a flat or negative affect, and has a marginal self-concept. Assistance is needed in the areas of education, employment, child care, and emotional support.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	76083048
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(24.79 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Richler_SheilaM.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	35855.cpd