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The Construction of Self-identity and Positive Behavioural Change in Pregnant and Parenting Young WomenBreen, Andrea 15 February 2011 (has links)
The purpose of this mixed method study was to investigate the relationship between the narrative construction of self-identity and positive change in antisocial behaviour in pregnant and parenting young women. It focused on two related aspects of identity development: (1) individuals’ conceptualizations of their personally salient self-values; and (2) “self-action coherence”: the process of constructing self-narratives that establish coherence between one’s personally salient self-values and behaviour. This study also included a qualitative exploration of how becoming a mother in adolescence and early adulthood is related to processes of identity development and behavioural change.
Participants were 27 pregnant and parenting young women (ages 16 to 22) recruited from youth-serving agencies in Toronto, Ontario. Participants completed a questionnaire on history of engagement in antisocial behaviour and a semi-structured interview that explored self-identity and critical life experiences.
Analyses of participant interviews suggest that positive behavioural change in pregnant and parenting young women is related to active engagement in self-reflection motivated by a convergence of meaning gleaned from a variety of life experiences, including the transition to motherhood. Quantitative findings suggest that: (1) an orientation to relational values is related to lower reported recent engagement in antisocial behaviour; (2) self-action coherence develops across adolescence and early adulthood; and (3) self-action coherence is related to reported positive behavioural change. Overall, the findings suggest that an orientation to relationships is important for establishing positive patterns of behaviour and that positive behavioural change in pregnant and parenting young women involves a process of constructing personally salient self-values and establishing behaviours that cohere with these values.
The findings have theoretical implications relating to identity development in adolescence and early adulthood and its relations to behavioural functioning. The findings also have implications for applied work with pregnant and parenting young women with histories of antisocial behaviour.
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The Construction of Self-identity and Positive Behavioural Change in Pregnant and Parenting Young WomenBreen, Andrea 15 February 2011 (has links)
The purpose of this mixed method study was to investigate the relationship between the narrative construction of self-identity and positive change in antisocial behaviour in pregnant and parenting young women. It focused on two related aspects of identity development: (1) individuals’ conceptualizations of their personally salient self-values; and (2) “self-action coherence”: the process of constructing self-narratives that establish coherence between one’s personally salient self-values and behaviour. This study also included a qualitative exploration of how becoming a mother in adolescence and early adulthood is related to processes of identity development and behavioural change.
Participants were 27 pregnant and parenting young women (ages 16 to 22) recruited from youth-serving agencies in Toronto, Ontario. Participants completed a questionnaire on history of engagement in antisocial behaviour and a semi-structured interview that explored self-identity and critical life experiences.
Analyses of participant interviews suggest that positive behavioural change in pregnant and parenting young women is related to active engagement in self-reflection motivated by a convergence of meaning gleaned from a variety of life experiences, including the transition to motherhood. Quantitative findings suggest that: (1) an orientation to relational values is related to lower reported recent engagement in antisocial behaviour; (2) self-action coherence develops across adolescence and early adulthood; and (3) self-action coherence is related to reported positive behavioural change. Overall, the findings suggest that an orientation to relationships is important for establishing positive patterns of behaviour and that positive behavioural change in pregnant and parenting young women involves a process of constructing personally salient self-values and establishing behaviours that cohere with these values.
The findings have theoretical implications relating to identity development in adolescence and early adulthood and its relations to behavioural functioning. The findings also have implications for applied work with pregnant and parenting young women with histories of antisocial behaviour.
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The psychological health of teenage mothers from selected secondary schools in Seshego Township, Limpopo ProvinceMaleka, Hunadi, Lerato January 2020 (has links)
Thesis(M.A. (Psychology)) -- University of Limpopo / Early motherhood has been associated with negative biological and social outcomes
in the developing world of the teenage mother and child. The study sought to explore
the psychological health of teenage mothers from selected secondary schools in
Seshego Township, Limpopo Province. Generally, the study makes use of a
comparative design and 120 participants were selected for the study consisting of 60
teenage mothers and 60 teenage non-mothers. The psychological health of teenage
mothers was compared to the psychological health of teenage non-mothers. The
study made use of the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) with only three
demographic questions, which was given to both teenage mothers and teenage
non–mothers.
The results of the study show that there was no significant difference in the
psychological health of teenage mothers and teenage non–mothers. Results also
showed that there was no significant difference on the sub-scales of somatic
symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction and depression. Results of
teenage mothers were compared to one another, and this comparison also showed
that there was no significant difference within this group. Also results on age, grade
and family structure showed no significant difference between the two groups
compared to one another. Given the literature that exists worldwide showing that
teenage motherhood can have negative impacts on mothers, particularly social and
economic, but also physical and psychological health, it is clear that further research
in this area needs to be conducted.
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Mother Making: How First Time Mothers Develop a Parenting Practice in Contemporary AmericaWright, Stephanie A. 10 November 2016 (has links)
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