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A Longitudinal Examination of Support, Self‐Esteem, and Mexican‐Origin Adolescent Mothers' Parenting Efficacy

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Guided by a risk and resilience framework, this study used a prospective longitudinal, multiple‐reporter design to examine how social support from a mother figure during pregnancy interacted with Mexican‐origin adolescent mothers' self‐esteem to inform their parenting efficacy when their children were 10 months old. Using reports of perceived social support by adolescent mothers (Mage = 16.24, SD = 0.99) and their mother figures (Mage = 40.84, SD = 7.04) in 205 dyads, and controlling for demographic factors (i.e., adolescent age, adolescent nativity, family income, mothers' educational attainment, adolescent – mother coresidence) and adolescents' social support from a significant other, the findings indicated that social support during pregnancy was positively associated with adolescent mothers' future parenting efficacy when adolescent mothers had relatively lower self‐esteem. The findings were consistent for adolescents' and mothers' reports and emphasize the value of social support from a mother figure among adolescent mothers with lower self‐esteem. Implications for interventions are presented.

Source: Journal of Marriage and the Family

DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12019

Authors: Adriana J. Umaña‐Taylor, Amy B. Guimond, Kimberly A. Updegraff, Laudan B. Jahromi

Institution: Arizona State University

Language: English

Topic: Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development