Self-concept: younger vs older black pregnant adolescents

This article compares the self-concept scores on the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire (OSIQ) of younger versus older black pregnant adolescents and nonpregnant adolescents. It was hypothesized that the self-concepts of adolescents differed from one another on the basis of age, race, and pregnancy. Two alternative schools for first-time pregnant teenagers were used as data collection sites for the pregnant adolescents, and published data was used for the nonpregnant adolescents. The results indicated that 141 pregnant subjects (13 to 15-year-olds and 16 to 19 year-olds) had almost identical self-concept scores, but their scores differed significantly from the nonpregnant adolescents.