Adolescent Mothers,Stress, and Prevention |
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| Authors: | Dr Steven Paul Schinke PhD Richard P Barth DSW Dr Lewayne D Gilchrist PhD Ms Josie Solseng Maxwell MSWM |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Social Work, University of Washington , Seattle, USA;2. School of Social Welfare at the University of California , Berkeley, USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract 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. |
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| Keywords: | adolescent mothers stress coping |
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