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Teenage Mothers at Age 30

Lee SmithBattle

School of Nursing, Saint Louis University

This longitudinal, interpretive study explored how teen mothers experienced the self and future during a 12-year period. Sixteen families were first interviewed intensively in 1988-1989 once the teen’s infant reached age 8 to 10 months; they were reinterviewed in 1993, 1997, and 2001 (Time 4). Twenty-seven family members were reinterviewed at Time 4. The metaphor of a narrative spine is used to describe how the mothers’lives unfolded during the 12-year period. The narrative spines of some mothers were large and supported well-developed, coherent "chapters" on mothering, adult love, and work. For others, mothering provided a "backbone" for a meaningful life; however, chapters on adult love and work were less fully developed. The lives of a third group of mothers lacked a coherent narrative structure. Each pattern is presented with a paradigm case.

Key Words: adolescent mothers • parenting • narratives • longitudinal studies

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 27, No. 7, 831-850 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0193945905278190
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