Prenatal and Parenting Stress on Adolescent Maternal Adjustment: Identifying a High-Risk Subgroup
Holub CK, Kershaw TS, Ethier KA, Lewis JB, Milan S, Ickovics JR. Prenatal and Parenting Stress on Adolescent Maternal Adjustment: Identifying a High-Risk Subgroup. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2006, 11: 153-159. PMID: 17066314, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0159-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum emotional distressMaternal adjustmentEmotional distressParenting stressAdolescent mothersHigher parenting stressPrenatal stressMeasures of feelingsHigh prenatal stressPsychological developmentDistressAdolescentsEarly interventionPregnant adolescentsStress groupProspective longitudinal cohort studyHigh-risk subgroupsLongitudinal cohort studyChild health outcomesHealth outcomesMean scoreOptimal maternalCohort studyThird trimesterMonths postpartumUrban Teens: Trauma, Posttraumatic Growth, and Emotional Distress Among Female Adolescents
Ickovics JR, Meade CS, Kershaw TS, Milan S, Lewis JB, Ethier KA. Urban Teens: Trauma, Posttraumatic Growth, and Emotional Distress Among Female Adolescents. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2006, 74: 841-850. PMID: 17032088, DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.74.5.841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term emotional distressPosttraumatic growthEmotional distressTraumatic eventsSubsequent emotional distressBaseline emotional distressUrban adolescent girlsAdolescent girlsFemale adolescentsDistressFuture researchUrban teensTypes of eventsAdolescentsEvent typesTiming of eventsImplicationsTraumaTeensGirlsClinical practiceResearchEventsSelf-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects
Ethier KA, Kershaw TS, Lewis JB, Milan S, Niccolai LM, Ickovics JR. Self-esteem, emotional distress and sexual behavior among adolescent females: Inter-relationships and temporal effects. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2006, 38: 268-274. PMID: 16488825, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional distressAdolescent femalesMore emotional distressSelf-report measuresRosenberg Self-Esteem ScaleBrief Symptom InventorySelf-Esteem ScalePerceived Stress ScaleStructural equation modelingSexual risk behaviorsSexual behaviorRisk behaviorsPsychological factorsStress ScaleSymptom InventoryEquation modelingRisky partnersAdequate fitDistressLongitudinal studyAdolescentsTemporal natureSexual historySexual activityPartners