2013
Family and Relationship Influences on Parenting Behaviors of Young Parents
Kershaw T, Murphy A, Lewis J, Divney A, Albritton T, Magriples U, Gordon D. Family and Relationship Influences on Parenting Behaviors of Young Parents. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2013, 54: 197-203. PMID: 24113495, PMCID: PMC3947006, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.08.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSense of competenceFamily factorsParenting behaviorsRomantic relationshipsParents' romantic relationshipsPositive life changesInfluence of relationshipsNegative parentingYoung parentsFemale parentingRelationship factorsParenting involvementMonths postpartumRelationship influencesImportance of relationshipsMale parenting behaviorExpectant couplesMothers' involvementPositive experiencesLife changesParentingYoung mothersParentsCompetenceChildhood
2010
Antecedents and Consequences of Caregiving Structure on Young Mothers and Their Infants
Arnold A, Lewis J, Maximovich A, Ickovics J, Kershaw T. Antecedents and Consequences of Caregiving Structure on Young Mothers and Their Infants. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2010, 15: 1037-1045. PMID: 20680671, PMCID: PMC3061973, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0650-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild dysfunctionSelf-EsteemNegative child emotionsMothers self esteemAttachment avoidanceChildren's emotionsParenting stressPrenatal social supportChild outcomesSocial supportFamily systemMothers' reportsYoung mothersLongitudinal studyRelationship statusFather involvementANCOVA analysisCaregiversPrenatal predictorsGrandparentsFathersIntergenerational dynamicsPredictorsMothersEmotionsLet’s stay together: relationship dissolution and sexually transmitted diseases among parenting and non-parenting adolescents
Kershaw TS, Ethier KA, Niccolai LM, Lewis JB, Milan S, Meade C, Ickovics JR. Let’s stay together: relationship dissolution and sexually transmitted diseases among parenting and non-parenting adolescents. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2010, 33: 454-465. PMID: 20607596, PMCID: PMC3085168, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-010-9276-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
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 postpartum