“Sometimes You Don't Feel Ready to Be an Adult or a Mom:” The Experience of Adolescent Pregnancy

Lesser, Janna; Anderson, Nancy; Koniak‐Griffin, Deborah

doi:10.1111/j.1744-6171.1998.tb00425.x

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“…Respondents still believed that they could not fall pregnant if they engaged in unprotected sexual intercourse. Only few respondents mentioned that they would like to get mar- ing and direct effects, social support is believed to ex ert a mediating influence on psychological well-being and maternal behaviours that may beneficially affect the developing mother-child relationship (Lesser et al 1998:12, Ponirakis, Susman & Stifter, 1998.…”

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A phenomenological investigation of experiences of pregnancy by unmarried adolescents in Maseru

Lehana

Rhyn

2003

Health SA Gesondheid

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OPSOMMING ABSTRACT The transition to motherhood is accompanied by a number of social and psychological consequences that place pregnant adolescents at risk in terms of later life adjustment. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and describe the experiences of pregnant unmarried adolescents in the Maseru district and, if necessary, to develop guidelines for an educational and counselling program for them. Pregnant unmarried adolescents, aged13 to 19 years, from 10 randomly selected clinics in Maseru, were allowed to give detailed descriptions of their experiences with their first pregnancy. The meanings that those experiences had for them were also explored.Sixteen individual phenomenological and two focus group interviews were conducted. Tesch's (1990)

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A phenomenological investigation of experiences of pregnancy by unmarried adolescents in Maseru

Lehana

Rhyn

2003

Health SA Gesondheid

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“…SmithBattle (2007b) found that pregnancy and parenting served as an impetus for new concerns and priorities about the future. Lesser, Anderson, and Koniak-Griffin's (1998) analysis of pregnant teens identified the theme of "reparation" as "the adolescents' desire to repair and heal the wounds they had suffered, often at the hands of their own parents, when they were younger" (p. 12). Lesser discusses the notion of "reparation" in pregnancy as a positive turning point in the lives of young mothers and a desire to heal a dysfunctional past (Lesser et al, 1998).…”

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“…Lesser, Anderson, and Koniak-Griffin's (1998) analysis of pregnant teens identified the theme of "reparation" as "the adolescents' desire to repair and heal the wounds they had suffered, often at the hands of their own parents, when they were younger" (p. 12). Lesser discusses the notion of "reparation" in pregnancy as a positive turning point in the lives of young mothers and a desire to heal a dysfunctional past (Lesser et al, 1998). The women in Lesser and colleagues' study wished to repair the wounds of their own childhoods by providing an ideal life for their own children.…”

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Building a “Better Life”

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Adolescent pregnancy is often described as a major concern in public health and is associated with negative outcomes for educational and career attainment. Our objective was to compare the future aspirations of pregnant and parenting adolescents and identify social or structural barriers that they experience in their daily lives using journal entries from pregnant and parenting adolescents. The journals, which served as primary data sources, were completed by 52 multi-ethnic pregnant and parenting adolescents aged 15 to 19 in Indiana. Both pregnant and parenting adolescents aspired to provide a "better life" for their children that included finishing school and obtaining a career. An emergent theme is that the experience of pregnancy and parenting is transformative and may invoke a positive refocusing of life aspirations for educational and career attainment. However, social stigma and barriers exist that make achieving educational and employment opportunities difficult. The study findings indicate that pregnant and parenting adolescents need strong social support networks and practical tools to help harness their motivation and transcend social and material barriers to achieve their goals and aspirations.

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“…Responsibility, respect, and reparation characterized these adolescents' experience. For some adolescents, pregnancy provided an opportunity to heal past childhood wounds if appropriate psychological services were provided (Lesser et al, 1998). Paskiewicz (2001) found that communication, role change, conflict, and social isolation were characteristic of participants' experience in parenting and their relationship with their own mother or mother figure.…”

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Planned Adolescent Pregnancy: Themes Related to the Pregnancy

Montgomery

2004

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Health-care providers need to recognize that not all adolescent pregnancies occur as a result of error. A small subset of adolescents intentionally plan their pregnancy. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the experiences of 14-to 17-year-old pregnant females who had planned their pregnancies. Participants were recruited from one prenatal clinic at a large tertiary medical center in the eastern region of the United States. Three themes emerged from participant interviews that were related to the adolescents' pregnancies. Themes included living environment issues, adjustment to the pregnancy, and an increased motivation to do well in school and work to provide a good life for their infants. Understanding the phenomena of planned adolescent pregnancy can provide a basis for health-care providers to provide support to adolescent females in this life transition. Understanding the common experience of these adolescents can assist health-care providers to develop individualized interventions to best meet these young women's needs and to improve birth outcomes among this population.Journal of Perinatal Education, 13(4), 27e35; adolescent pregnancy, planned pregnancy.

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“Sometimes You Don't Feel Ready to Be an Adult or a Mom:” The Experience of Adolescent Pregnancy

Cited by 53 publications

References 19 publications

A phenomenological investigation of experiences of pregnancy by unmarried adolescents in Maseru

A phenomenological investigation of experiences of pregnancy by unmarried adolescents in Maseru

Building a “Better Life”

Planned Adolescent Pregnancy: Themes Related to the Pregnancy

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