Reducing the Stigmatization of Teen Mothers

SmithBattle, Lee

doi:10.1097/nmc.0b013e3182836bd4

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“…This finding is significant as it is in contrast with findings in a majority white and black population which found that teen mothers were perceived more positively than teen fathers (Weed & Nicholson, 2015). The disparity in judgment emphasizes the need for additional support during pregnancy, especially for teen mothers, as negative stigmatization can interfere with both mother and child well-being (SmithBattle, 2013; Somerville, 2013). …”

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Applying the Theory of Reasoned Action to Understanding Teen Pregnancy with American Indian Communities

Dippel

Hanson

McMahon

et al. 2017

Matern Child Health J

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Objectives American Indian girls have higher teen pregnancy rates than the national rate. Intervention studies that utilize the Theory of Reasoned Action have found that changing attitudes and subjective norms often leads to subsequent change in a variety of health behaviors in young adults. The current study goal is to better understand sexual decision-making among American Indian youth using the Theory of Reasoned Action model and to introduce ways to utilize attitudes and subjective norms to modify risky behaviors. Methods The project collected qualitative data at a reservation site and an urban site through 16 focus groups with American Indian young people aged 16–24. Results Attitudes towards, perceived impact of, and perception of how others felt about teen pregnancy vary between American Indian parents and non-parents. Particularly, young American Indian parents felt more negatively about teen pregnancy. Participants also perceived a larger impact on female than male teen parents. Conclusions There are differences between American Indian parents and non-parents regarding attitudes towards, the perceived impact of, and how they perceived others felt about teen pregnancy. Teen pregnancy prevention programs for American Indian youth should include youth parents in curriculum creation and curriculum that addresses normative beliefs about teen pregnancy and provides education on the ramifications of teen pregnancy to change attitudes.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applying the Theory of Reasoned Action to Understanding Teen Pregnancy with American Indian Communities

Dippel

Hanson

McMahon

et al. 2017

Matern Child Health J

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“…Young parents know that the media present negative images of them and that those views are often shared by people in their immediate lives, including family members, teachers, and health providers (De Marco, Thorburn, & Zhao, 2008;Gregson, 2009;Kaplan, 1997;Peterson, Sword, Charles, & DiCenso, 2007;Whitley & Kirmayer, 2008;Wiemann, Rickert, Berenson, & Volk, 2005;Yardley, 2008). Negative stereotypes of teenage parents may be internalized by young women in ways that can create feelings of shame, fear, insecurity, and frustration (SmithBattle, 2013;Yardley, 2008). Yet, the majority of adolescent mothers, even those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, experience successful outcomes with respect to high-school graduation and employment over their lifetimes (Furstenberg, 2007;Leadbeater, 2014), and the largest number of young mothers are responsive and caring parents for their children (Easterbrooks, Chaudhuri, & Gestsdottir, 2005).…”

Section: Framing Teenage Childbearing As An Important and Meaningful mentioning

confidence: 99%

Teenage Childbearing, Reproductive Justice, and Infant Mental Health

Hans

White

2019

Infant Mental Health Journal

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Reproductive justice advocates emphasize the rights of women to choose to have children, to decide the conditions under which they give birth, and to parent their children with support, safety, and dignity. This article examines what a reproductive justice perspective contributes to infant mental health work with teenage mothers and their families. It explores the historical framing of teenage pregnancy in which young mothers are the cause of a variety of social problems and in which the primary policy and practice approach is pregnancy prevention. The article offers alternative framings of teenage childbearing, based on reproductive justice principles, which focus on social conditions surrounding teenage parenthood and the meaning of motherhood in the lives of young women. These alternative frames shift the practice agenda to eradicating unjust social conditions and providing supports for young women in their roles as parents. The article then describes ways in which two infant mental health programs have incorporated reproductive justice principles into their work with young families: Chicago's community doula model and Florida's Young Parents Project for court‐involved teenage parents. Finally, the article extracts a set of principles deriving from a reproductive justice perspective that are relevant to infant mental health work with young families.

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“…Similar accepting attitudes were found among African-American adolescents of low socioeconomic status in a study that examined public opinion of adolescent pregnancy in five Urban Health Initiative cities (Gallup-Black & Weitzman, 2004). Several studies also pointed to the transformative power of adolescent pregnancy and parenting in the lives of adolescents that became more focused and responsible as a result of the experience (SmithBattle, 2009; 2013; Spear & Lock, 2003). …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%