Environmental Factors Conditioning Adolescent Perception of Early Motherhood. A Study Report
Environmental Factors Conditioning Adolescent Perception of Early Motherhood. A Study Report

Summary/Abstract: The object of the empirical analysis in the current article are selected aspects of secondary school students’ perception of the phenomenon of early motherhood (e.g. perceiving its causes, the evaluation of social and moral responsibility, negativeand positive aspects of the phenomenon). Research results reveal that young peopleperceive early motherhood mainly as a major challenge due to the following difficulties: teenage girls having no preparation for the role of the mother; negative attitudes of the parents and social environment; difficulties in simultaneously performing the role of the mother and carrying out school duties; the father of the child rejecting the motherand the child; financial problems. The respondents indicate the need for reinforcing educational activities both among young people and within the family.

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