TRANSCORRER DA GRAVIDEZ NA ADOLESCÊNCIA: ESTUDO LONGITUDINAL QUANDO OS FILHOS SÃO ADOLESCENTES

Abstract

Research on adolescence pregnancy (AP) indicated heterogeneity regarding to associated causes and consequences to the development of mothers and children. This paper presents the fourth stage of a longitudinal study including eight dyads (mothers / first children born in adolescence), when the children are 14 years-old. The aim of the study was to update data from dyads psychosocial conditions. The instruments used in their households were interviews, home observations, ASR, CBCL and YSR. Results indicated: mother's loss in professional and educational trajectories; relationships with the original family and the fathers which are in similar positions at the time of pregnancy; frequent references to substance use by fathers; problems between mothers/daughters relationship. Better development conditions were presented in dyads whose relations with the original family and the child's father were good. Higher difficulties were found in those dyads with problems in these relationships. The father figure is indicated as a differential element in the positive or negative condition of the dyads development (mothers and children). The continuity of the longitudinal investigation is suggested when the children are adults in order to allow the verification of possible impacts arising from AP in the long-term development trajectory.

Family Support and Teenage Pregnancy

“…Still, intrafamily relationships in the context of teenage pregnancy were pointed out in this study as quite relevant, consistent with the conclusions of the study by Oliveira-Monteiro et al (2014), in which it was pointed out that the relationship of women who became pregnant in adolescence and lived with their families of origin or with their babies' father were important factors for their healthy development and their children. This data can be verified even when they were adults, through the characteristics of overcoming crises, ability to face adversities, life projects, and hopes.…”

“…On the other hand, despite the challenges or precisely because of them, after the initial impact that the discovery of pregnancy may cause to all the relatives, it can also stimulate the development of competences, both among girls and boys. Young mothers can acquire a sense of care and responsibility for their baby, and the boy can make commitments to work, study, and financial support for the very demands of a child he is responsible for as well (Costa et al 2014;Oliveira-Monteiro et al 2014).…”