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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 746-759 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Marriage and Family |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2013 |
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Keywords
- Adolescent mothers
- Latino
- Mexican origin
- Parenting efficacy
- Social support
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Anthropology
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A Longitudinal Examination of Support, Self-Esteem, and Mexican-Origin Adolescent Mothers' Parenting Efficacy. / Umaña-Taylor, Adriana J.; Guimond, Amy B.; Updegraff, Kimberly; Jahromi, Laudan B.
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T1 - A Longitudinal Examination of Support, Self-Esteem, and Mexican-Origin Adolescent Mothers' Parenting Efficacy
AU - Umaña-Taylor, Adriana J.
AU - Guimond, Amy B.
AU - Updegraff, Kimberly
AU - Jahromi, Laudan B.
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Adolescent mothers
KW - Latino
KW - Mexican origin
KW - Parenting efficacy
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