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  • Title: A correlational study of variables affecting adolescent pregnancy.
    Author: James DC.
    Journal: Mo Nurse; 1997; 66(3):10. PubMed ID: 9574004.
    Abstract:
    The associations among prenatal fetal attachment and prenatal and postbirth measures of maternal confidence, depression, and perceived social support were examined in a convenience sample of 72 pregnant adolescents recruited from urban prenatal clinics in Missouri (US). Maternal confidence and perceived social support improved significantly between the prenatal and postbirth questionnaires. Also noted was an inverse association between these two factors and measures of depression. At the time of the prenatal survey, maternal confidence explained 6.4% of the variance in Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores, perceived social support explained 19.6% of the variance in maternal-fetal attachment scores, and scores on these two indices combined explained 27.4% of the variance in perceived social support. Postbirth, the combination of perceived social support and the prenatal BDI scores explained 45.3% of the variance in postbirth BDI scores. Perceived social support explained 21.5% of the variance in postbirth maternal confidence; prenatal maternal confidence, depressive symptoms, and perceived social support combined to explain 57.6% of the variance in postbirth maternal confidence. Finally, prenatal social support and maternal confidence, and postbirth BDI and maternal confidence, combined to explain 48.9% of the variance in postbirth perceived social support. Further research is indicated to determine whether prenatal nursing interventions can enhance maternal-fetal attachment, maternal confidence, and perceptions of social support.
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