Gottesman M M
University of Rochester.
Matern Child Nurs J. 1992 Summer;20(2):93-110.
Women 20-24 (n = 10), 25-29 (n = 13), and 30 and over (n = 18) were interviewed and their responses compared on six variables: maternal-fetal relationship, quality of the marital relationship, preparation for motherhood, attitude towards the pregnancy, maternal role conceptualization, and motivation for motherhood. Later childbearing was significantly related to three variables: motivation for motherhood, maternal-fetal relationship, and maternal role conceptualization. Women 25-29 years old were more similar to women 30 years and older than to younger women. The data suggest that young adult women 20-24 years old may experience more difficulty in prenatal adjustment to the maternal role than those 25 and older. Data also suggest the need to reconsider the traditional age-comparative split of the 20s versus the 30s.
研究人员对年龄在20至24岁（n = 10）、25至29岁（n = 13）以及30岁及以上（n = 18）的女性进行了访谈，并比较了她们在六个变量上的回答：母婴关系、婚姻关系质量、为人母的准备情况、对怀孕的态度、母亲角色概念化以及为人母的动机。晚育与三个变量显著相关：为人母的动机、母婴关系以及母亲角色概念化。25至29岁的女性与30岁及以上的女性比与年轻女性更为相似。数据表明，20至24岁的年轻成年女性在产前适应母亲角色方面可能比25岁及以上的女性面临更多困难。数据还表明有必要重新考虑传统的20多岁与30多岁的年龄比较划分。
