by Kovacs, Krol, and Voti (1994) reported that preadolescents
and early age adolescents ranging from
ages 8 to 13 years who reported a history of depression
were less likely to become pregnant. Reduced
social interactions and a decreased libido were suggested
as lessening the adolescents’ desire for sexual
activity. One study among adolescent mothers in
Grades 7 through 12 revealed that depression, in and
by itself, was not the causative factor for early childbearing
but rather that depression was associated
with the adolescent’s socioeconomic background,
school performance, family structure, and previous
sexual experience (Mollborn & Morningstar, 2009).