Monday, August 8, 2011

How being a teenage mother is 'contagious' as siblings follow the examples of elders

Teenage motherhood is ‘contagious’ within families, according to a study.

Scientists have discovered that the sister of a teenage mother is twice as likely to follow in her footsteps as a girl with no family experience of early motherhood.

And the ‘peer effect’ on girls aged 16 to 19 was shown to have a far more powerful impact than any education or advice they are given at school. It was most pronounced when the sisters were close in age.

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