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The psychological adjustment of adolescent mothers was compared with that of adolescent nonmothers single adult mothers and married adult mothers. Individual differences within the sample of adolescent mothers were also explored. Adolescent mothers reported greater enjoyment with life and well-being than adolescent nonmothers but reported more mental health problems and less well-being than married adult mothers. For adolescent mothers a positive relation existed between their mental health and the assistance they received with caregiving. (authors)
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