Abstract
Problem: Little is known about the effectiveness of a comprehensive psychoeducational intervention on depression, self-esteem, and parenting attitudes/beliefs of at-risk pregnant and parenting adolescents. Methods: Adolescents (N = 41) attending either a residential treatment facility (RTF) or a rural alternative school (RAS) participated in a psychoeducational parenting group using Bavolek's Nurturing Program during Phase I. Phase II included health promotion issues, infant massage, and CPR. Findings: Using the Parenting Semantic Differential and the AAPI-2, there was significant improvement in parenting attitudes and beliefs. No significant change was found in self-esteem. Conclusions: A comprehensive psychoeducational parenting group can be effective in changing parenting attitudes and beliefs, which suggests an ultimate improvement in health promotion and disease prevention in adolescent women and their children.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 66-77 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Depression in adolescent pregnancy
- Parenting education
- Psychoeducational parenting groups
- Teen parenting attitudes/beliefs
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Phychiatric Mental Health
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry and Mental health