A new study indicates that women who marry after the conception of a child but before the birth (the traditional «shotgun» marriage) are more likely to experience divorce in their first marriage than similar women who remain
single at first birth!
Not exact matches
For example, in two longitudinal studies of high - risk mothers («high - risk» due to low - socioeconomic status,
single status, young age
at first birth, and a history of abuse), the rate of intergenerational transmission ranged from 45 % (22) to 63 %.
The
first part of the study showed that giving
birth multiple times was a significant contributor to obesity regardless of age, with mice who gave
birth multiple times being up to 45 percent heavier than those who had a
single litter
at the same age that the
first animals had their fourth.
The reasoning behind this proposition is that: A) EBHV programs are designed to serve women categorized as «
at - risk» due to a variety of demographic factors, including
single - parent household status, age
at time of
first pregnancy, being categorically undereducated, under or unemployed, and meeting federal standards of living
at or below the poverty line; B) these programs serve women during pregnancy and / or shortly after the
birth of their children, offering an excellent chance for the early prevention of trauma exposure; and C) intervention services are provided
at the same times that attachment (whether secure or insecure) is being developed between mothers and children, providing the opportunity that generational risk may be mitigated.
Family level factors were assessed
at age 5 months, including family adversity (
single parent family, low parental education and age
at birth of
first child, and insufficient income) and harsh reactive parenting (assessed using three self - rated items from the Parental Cognitions and Conduct Toward the Infant Scale).