Abstract

Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood have been identified as national public health problems and are topics of intense debate in the United States because of their impact on maternal and child health and on the social and economic well-being of the nation. While many types of parenting programs are available to the adolescent mother, not one approach has emerged as the most effective to decrease subsequent pregnancies and to improve mother and child health. Using Husserl's Phenomenology as a philosophical underpinning, what it means to be a pregnant adolescent living in a group home was explored.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10610422; ProQuest document ID: 1905782546. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Mary Ellen LaSala, PhD, MSN, BSN

Sigma Membership

Kappa Gamma

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Adolescent Development, Adolescent Pregnancies, Parenting Programs, Residential Programs

Advisor

Jane White

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Adelphi University

Degree Year

2017

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2024-09-05

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