Objective and Self-Perceived Resources as Predictors of Depression among Urban and Non-Urban Adolescent Mothers

Autor/inn/en	Eshbaugh, Elaine M.; Lempers, Jacques; Luze, Gayle J.
Titel	Objective and Self-Perceived Resources as Predictors of Depression among Urban and Non-Urban Adolescent Mothers
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35 (2006) 5, S.833-841 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-006-9108-8
Schlagwörter	Predictor Variables; Depression (Psychology); Adolescents; Mothers; Self Concept; Income; Age; Early Parenthood; Rural Urban Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prädiktor; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Mother; Mutter; Selbstkonzept; Einkommen; Alter; Lebensalter; Stadt-Land-Beziehung
Abstract	Pregnant and parenting adolescents often cope with a lack of resources as they struggle to negotiate the tasks of motherhood and adolescence. Previous research has determined that young mothers have an increased rate of depression when compared to older mothers. In this study, self-perceived resource adequacy, education, income, age, and environment (urban vs. non-urban) were investigated as predictors of depression at approximately 14 and 36 months after birth in adolescent mothers (N=523). Self-perceived resources accounted for significant variance in depression at 14 and 36 months while controlling for education and income. However, education and income were not significant predictors while controlling for self-perceived resources. Age and environment did not predict depression. Researchers would be wise to focus on a young woman's view of her situation, as it appears that self-perceived resources play an important role in predicting depression. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10