Though declining since the 1990s, adolescent pregnancy remains common in the United States. Social supports appear to improve outcomes for pregnant teens; however, teen pregnancy introduces social obstacles, such as stigma. This study investigates how currently or previously pregnant teens’ friendship networks differ from nonpregnant girls using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) and multilevel regression models. To mitigate concerns that background differences contribute to both pregnancy risk and social networks, girls who experience a pregnancy prior to one data collection time point are compared girls who experience their first pregnancy after this time point. This group who become pregnant after the time point is presumably more similar to already pregnant teens than those never experiencing teen pregnancy. When compared to these girls who become pregnant in the future, those who have already experienced a teen pregnancy report similar numbers of friends (out-nominations) and perceived social acceptance, but are predicted to have fewer peers reporting them as friends (in-nominations) and fewer reciprocated friendships. This suggests that pregnant teens may face stigmatization, of which they may be unaware. It further highlights a new comparison group to account for selection in studies of adolescent pregnancy.

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友谊网络和青少年怀孕：检查怀孕青少年的潜在污名

尽管自 1990 年代以来有所下降，但青少年怀孕在美国仍然很普遍。社会支持似乎可以改善怀孕少女的结局；然而，少女怀孕会带来社会障碍，例如耻辱感。本研究使用来自全国青少年到成人健康纵向研究 (Add Health) 的数据和多级回归模型，调查当前或以前怀孕的青少年的友谊网络与未怀孕女孩的不同之处。为了减轻背景差异会导致怀孕风险和社交网络的担忧，将在一个数据收集时间点之前经历怀孕的女孩与在该时间点之后经历第一次怀孕的女孩进行比较。这组在该时间点之后怀孕的人可能与已经怀孕的青少年比从未经历过青少年怀孕的人更相似。与这些未来怀孕的女孩相比，那些已经经历过少女怀孕的女孩报告的朋友数量相似（提名外）和感知的社会接受度，但预计将有更少的同龄人报告为朋友（提名内） ) 和更少的互惠友谊。这表明怀孕的青少年可能会面临污名化，而他们可能没有意识到这一点。它进一步强调了一个新的对照组，以解释青少年怀孕研究中的选择。那些已经经历过少女怀孕的人报告了相似数量的朋友（未提名）和感知的社会接受度，但预计将有更少的同龄人将他们报告为朋友（提名）和更少的互惠友谊。这表明怀孕的青少年可能会面临污名化，而他们可能没有意识到这一点。它进一步强调了一个新的对照组，以解释青少年怀孕研究中的选择。那些已经经历过少女怀孕的人报告了相似数量的朋友（未提名）和感知的社会接受度，但预计将有更少的同龄人将他们报告为朋友（提名）和更少的互惠友谊。这表明怀孕的青少年可能会面临污名化，而他们可能没有意识到这一点。它进一步强调了一个新的对照组，以解释青少年怀孕研究中的选择。