Birkeland Robyn, Thompson J Kevin, Phares Vicky
University of South Florida, Tampa, 33620, USA.
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2005 Jun;34(2):292-300. doi: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3402_8.
Adolescent mothers undergo unique personal and social challenges that may contribute to postpartum functioning. In this exploratory investigation completed within a risk and resilience framework, 149 adolescent mothers, ages 15 to 19, who participated in school-based teen parents' programs, completed measures of parental stress (social isolation and role restriction), maternal competence, weight/shape concerns, and depression. The sample was quite diverse, and no ethnic differences in base rate levels of the variables were detected. Regression analyses indicated that social isolation, maternal competence, and weight/shape concerns predicted unique variance associated with depression level. The findings are discussed in light of future work and the continued need to inform prevention and treatment programs for young mothers.
青少年母亲面临着独特的个人和社会挑战，这些挑战可能会影响产后的机能。在这项在风险与复原力框架内完成的探索性调查中，149名年龄在15至19岁之间、参加了校内青少年父母项目的青少年母亲完成了关于父母压力（社会隔离和角色限制）、母亲能力、体重/体型担忧以及抑郁的测量。样本具有相当的多样性，未检测到变量基本率水平上的种族差异。回归分析表明，社会隔离、母亲能力以及体重/体型担忧能够预测与抑郁水平相关的独特方差。根据未来的工作以及持续需要为年轻母亲的预防和治疗项目提供信息这一情况，对研究结果进行了讨论。
