Stress and behavioral risk among young expectant couples

Abstract

Few studies have explored stress and coping among adolescents who are expecting a baby. In particular, young men's experiences during pregnancy have largely been ignored, despite the fact that a young man's experiences and behaviors carry implications for his own, his partner's and his child's health. This study examined the association between maternal and paternal experiences of stress during pregnancy with one's own and one's partner's health behaviors and depressive symptoms among 294 young expectant couples in the U.S. Multilevel modeling showed that one's own experiences of stress were associated with more unhealthy behaviors and more depressive symptoms among both expectant mothers and fathers. Paternal experiences of stress were predictive of more maternal conduct problems, while maternal experiences of stress were predictive of more paternal depressive symptoms and less paternal substance use. These findings highlight the importance of social relationships in affecting health behaviors and mental health among expectant adolescents.

The Parenting Experiences of Hispanic Adolescent Fathers: A Life Course Theory Perspective

“…Adolescent parents may encounter multiple stressors that increase their risk for developing mental health conditions as well as substance use disorders (Hodgkinson et al, 2014). The results of this study are consistent with previous findings that neighborhood violence, childhood trauma, discrimination, personal hardship, and stressful relationships were related to substance use, conduct problems and depressive symptoms among young fathers (Divney et al, 2016; Skjothaug et al, 2015). Studies like these broaden our understanding of factors that influence mental and behavioral health in adolescent fathers and are therefore warranted.…”

“…Adolescent parents may encounter various stressors that increase their risk for developing mental health conditions as well as substance use disorders (Hodgkinson et al, 2014). The quality of relationship with the mother of the baby, as well as economic hardship, and neighborhood violence are related to greater depressive symptoms and substance use in Hispanic adolescent fathers (Divney et al, 2016; Roubinov et al, 2014; White et al, 2009). Furthermore, transitioning to their fathering role may include extreme life changes that young men find themselves ill-equipped to adapt to the reality of these transitions (Affleck et al, 2018).…”

Gestante adolescente e seu sentimento acerca do apoio familiar

“…O medo de enfrentar a importante transição de vida de se tornar pai ou mãe e ao mesmo tempo, ter que adquirir a responsabilidade de se tornar adulto responsável por uma criança, pode provocar muitos fatos estressores para os pais adolescentes, mesmo que não seja o primeiro filho deles, desencadeando assim, uma possível separação. 8 O motivo para um pai adolescente não querer estar presente na vida da criança, pode ser por causa das experiências familiares anteriores, que retratam influências no comportamento e crenças atuais de um indivíduo. As influências podem ser positivas ou negativas e estão relacionadas à maneira que o indivíduo viveu e quais as consequências que elas geraram.…”

“…9 Por outro lado, existiram, também, situações em que o casal adolescente já mantinha relacionamento estável e duradouro e os pais mostraram-se presentes durante e depois da gestação, o que pode demonstrar que uma gestação não planejada nem sempre se constitui como um problema, mas sim uma chance de mudança de vida. 8,10 Outro aspecto a ser abordado é que as adolescentes reconhecem que há mudanças na rotina familiar e social, admitindo responsabilidades de provedora ligadas ao cuidado do bebê. 6 Essa questão também despontou em um estudo desenvolvido em Natal -RN, no sentido de acolher um "novo" membro e aceitar novas possibilidades de construção familiar.…”

A hangulati állapot alakulásának kockázati tényezői a perinatalis időszakban

“…Ennek hátterében állhat, hogy a várandósság egy jelentős életesemény, amely komoly változásokat hozhat, újfajta stresszorokkal találkoznak a párok, még akkor is, ha már van gyermekük; sőt egy már meglévő gyermekről gondoskodni fokozó tényező lehet [27]. Egyes megküzdési módok kevésbé adaptívak másokkal szemben [28], így akik csak ezeket tudják alkalmazni, azok sérülékenyebbek a depresszióval szemben, és mivel a gyermekvállalás, annak stresszfaktorai hosszú távon fennállnak, a lehangoltság tartóssá tud válni.…”