The Role of Mental Health Factors, Behavioral Factors, and Past Experience in the Prediction of Rapid Repeat Pregnancy in Adolescence

January 28, 2009 | Journal Article

Rapid repeat pregnancies (RRPs) in adolescents are poorly understood, even though they are some of the pregnancies at highest risk for poor outcomes. This study showed that aggression was associated with higher risk of an RRP, but life history factors such as abuse and depression were not.