Toomey Russell B, Umaña-Taylor Adriana J, Jahromi Laudan B, Updegraff Kimberly A
Arizona State University.
Hisp J Behav Sci. 2013 May 1;35(2):194-212. doi: 10.1177/0739986312470636.
Social support for adolescent mothers, particularly from mother figures, can buffer risks and promote well-being. To date, no longitudinal research has investigated how the dimensions of social support may change during the transition from pregnancy to parenthood for adolescent mothers. This study examined stability and change in dimensions of social support from the third trimester of pregnancy to two years postpartum among 191 dyads of Mexican-origin adolescent first-time mothers and their mother figures. Perceptions of social support received from a mother figure shifted from a single dimension (i.e., global support) to three distinct factors (instrumental, emotional, and companionship support) during this transition; however, social support provision as reported by mother figures remained stable. Measurement equivalence was established across interview language (English and Spanish) and across two time points postpartum. Bivariate correlations provided support for the convergent and divergent validity of these measures. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
对青少年母亲的社会支持，尤其是来自母亲角色的支持，可以缓冲风险并促进幸福感。迄今为止，尚无纵向研究调查社会支持的维度在青少年母亲从怀孕到为人父母的过渡过程中可能如何变化。本研究考察了191对墨西哥裔青少年初产妇及其母亲角色从怀孕晚期到产后两年期间社会支持维度的稳定性和变化。在这一过渡过程中，青少年母亲对来自母亲角色的社会支持的认知从单一维度（即总体支持）转变为三个不同因素（工具性支持、情感支持和陪伴支持）；然而，母亲角色报告的社会支持提供情况保持稳定。在访谈语言（英语和西班牙语）以及产后两个时间点之间建立了测量等效性。双变量相关性为这些测量的收敛效度和区分效度提供了支持。讨论了对未来研究和实践的启示。
