Negligencia del padre ¿una práctica que puede llevar al embarazo adolescente?

Abstract

La investigación indagó cómo la negligencia emocional paterna puede convertirse en una práctica que favorece el embarazo adolescente, mediante el análisis hermenéutico de narrativas en un grupo de 30 madres adolescentes de la ciudad de Bogotá-Colombia, cuya edad al momento del nacimiento del primer hijo era de 12 a 19 años y de quienes se sabía tenían padre negligente. Se realizaron entrevistas a profundidad apoyadas con preguntas previamente estructuradas por Strauss, Kinard y Williams (1995). Los significados de la negligencia del padre en las madres adolescentes evidenciaron que el descuido en actividades de afecto, acompañamiento, apoyo, juego, lectura, ayuda con las tareas, instauración de límites, educación para la sexualidad, suministro de alimentos, vestido, refugio y atención médica, pueden llevar al embarazo no planeado en las hijas adolescentes. El presente estudio invita a la implementación de programas educativos para los padres a fin de prevenir el comportamiento negligente e instiga a fortalecer el acompañamiento psicosocial a las madres adolescentes, orientando sobre el valor de la maternidad.

“We Say ‘Mothers’ But Mean ‘Parents’”: Qualitative Perceptions and Experiences With Father Absence Among Curaçaoan, Curaçaoan-Dutch, and Dutch Young People

“…The few available studies are mainly retrospective and identified a broad range of negative perceptions and experiences with father absence. For instance, with respect to perceptions, absent fathers were perceived undedicated to their children in studies among adult men and women from Colombia, Jamaica, South Africa, and the United States (Ávila-Navarrete et al, 2017; Green et al, 2019; Marote, 2011; Peyper et al, 2015). Also, adult men and women from Australia, Jamaica, South Africa, Tobago, and the United States perceived their father’s absence had hurt them and described feelings of abandonment, anger, grief, and loss (Atwell, 2018; Buckley, 2018; Dillon, 2015; East et al, 2014; Makofane, 2015).…”

“…Even though many studies reported that father-absent children became resilient to the negative outcomes of father absence, several studies found that the status as father-absent child had influenced their life courses and decisions in several ways. Firstly, commitment and attachment issues and “promiscuity” in relationships with men were mentioned by father-absent adult men and women from Australia, Colombia, Jamaica, South Africa, and the United States (Ávila-Navarrete et al, 2017; Boyd, 2018; Buckley, 2018; East et al, 2014; Peyper et al, 2015). Secondly, father-absent children from the United States planned to make a better life for their own children (e.g., Brown, 2018; Wilson et al, 2016).…”

Growing up without biological father in the home

“…The few available studies are mainly retrospective and identified a broad range of negative perceptions and experiences with non-residential fatherhood. For instance, with respect to perceptions, nonresident fathers were perceived undedicated to their children in studies among adult men and women from Colombia, Jamaica, South Africa, and the United States (Ávila-Navarrete et al, 2017;Green et al, 2019;Marote, 2011;Peyper et al, 2015). Also, adult men and women from Australia, Jamaica, South Africa, Tobago, and the United States perceived their father's non-residence had hurt them and described feelings of abandonment, anger, grief, and loss (Atwell, 2018;Buckley, 2018;Dillon, 2015;East et al, 2014;Makofane, 2015).…”

“…Even though many studies reported that children with non-resident fathers became resilient to the negative outcomes of their fathers' non-residence, several studies found that the status as child of a non-resident father had influenced their life courses and decisions in several ways. Firstly, commitment and attachment issues and "promiscuity" in relationships with men were mentioned by adult men and women with non-resident fathers from Australia, Colombia, Jamaica, South Africa, and the United States (Ávila-Navarrete et al, 2017;Boyd, 2018;Buckley, 2018;East et al, 2014;Peyper et al, 2015). Secondly, children with nonresident fathers from the United States planned to make a better life for their own children (e.g., Brown, 2018;Wilson et al, 2016).…”