Adolescent mothers, stress, and prevention

Adolescent mothers face problems that can lead to psychological stress. Based on prospective data from the present study, these problems point toward the need for a coping skills prevention approach to help adolescent mothers manage stress. This paper reports data from outcome research on such an ap...

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Published in:Journal of human stress 1986, Vol.12 (4), p.162-167
Main Authors: Schinke, S.P, Barth, R.P, Gilchrist, L.D, Solseng, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
adolescent mothers
adolescents
Biological and medical sciences
coping
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gynecology and obstetrics
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
maternal lineage
Mother-Child Relations
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Adolescence
prevention
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
psychosocial factors
Social Adjustment
Social Support
stress
Stress, Psychological - prevention & control
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Summary:Adolescent mothers face problems that can lead to psychological stress. Based on prospective data from the present study, these problems point toward the need for a coping skills prevention approach to help adolescent mothers manage stress. This paper reports data from outcome research on such an approach with adolescent mothers. Subjects were 79 adolescent mothers who were tested before, immediately after, and three months following the provision of coping skills intervention in an experimental condition. Subjects in a test-only control condition received no special intervention. At posttest, experimental condition subjects showed more positive outcomes on measures of social support, cognitive performance, conflict management, and interpersonal competence. At three-month follow-up, experimental condition subjects had more positive outcomes on social support, cognitive performance, parenting ability, child care self-efficacy, and measures of psychological well-being.
ISSN:0097-840X
2374-9741
DOI:10.1080/0097840X.1986.9936783