Warren K C, Johnson R W
Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton 76203.
Adolescence. 1989 Fall;24(95):505-22.
This study investigated the relationships among family environment, demographic measures, the decisions made by unintentionally pregnant adolescents regarding postdelivery plans and the certainty with which these decisions were made. Subjects were 175 pregnant adolescents, ages 14 through 22, who intended to carry their pregnancies to term. Greater uncertainty was associated with living with both natural parents or with mother only. Higher levels of negative affect were related to lower levels of perceived family cohesion, independence, expressiveness, and intellectual-cultural orientation. Age, trimester of pregnancy, and family constellation also were related to levels of negative affect. Discriminant analysis revealed that subjects choosing adoption were more likely to be older and to be white than were those choosing to keep the child. They also tended to perceive higher levels of expressiveness and independence in their families. The implications of these findings for the delivery of services and for future research efforts in this area are discussed.
本研究调查了家庭环境、人口统计学指标、意外怀孕青少年所做的产后计划决定以及做出这些决定的确定性之间的关系。研究对象为175名年龄在14岁至22岁之间、打算足月分娩的怀孕青少年。与与亲生父母双方或仅与母亲一起生活相关的不确定性更大。较高水平的负面影响与较低水平的家庭凝聚力、独立性、表达性和智力文化取向相关。年龄、孕期和家庭构成也与负面影响水平有关。判别分析显示，选择送养孩子的研究对象比选择自己抚养孩子的研究对象更可能年龄较大且为白人。他们还倾向于认为自己家庭中的表达性和独立性水平较高。本文讨论了这些研究结果对服务提供以及该领域未来研究工作的启示。
