Using photovoice and life course theory to understand the lived experiences of Filipino teenage parents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24139028 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nina Linly D Capulong (0009-0001-3128-9287, Ateneo de Manila University, corresponding author), Liane Peña Alampay (0000-0002-5760-6711, Ateneo de Manila University), Bernice Landoy Mamauag (0000-0002-1479-1339, University of the Philippines Visayas), Jennel C Reyes (0009-0004-8513-3415, Ateneo de Manila University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | e70263-e70263 |
| Publication date | 2026-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Research on Adolescence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1050-8392 • E-ISSN: 1532-7795 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jora.70263 |
| PMID | 42666065 |
| OpenAlex | W7204627804 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
Teenage parents face the unique challenge of simultaneously navigating adolescence and parenthood. Rising adolescent pregnancy rates in the Philippines necessitate urgent efforts to better understand and support them. Using photovoice, Filipino teenage parents captured their lived experiences through photographs, resulting in eight themes: (1) managing stresses and conflicts in partner relationships, (2) peers as a source of emotional support, (3) support and strain in family relationships, (4) shifts in normative adolescent experiences and priorities, (5) strain and agency in balancing roles, (6) desire to enhance parenting knowledge and skills, (7) environmental drivers of early sexual exposure, and (8) sexual knowledge from social media. Interpreted through Elder's life course theory, results revealed challenges framed by relationship strains and support in the transition to parenthood, and structural and sociocultural norms within low‐resource contexts. Teen parents demonstrated agency in balancing education and employment and desiring to enhance caregiving. The study highlights the value of participatory approaches centering on adolescent voices so as to provide contextually grounded insights to inform interventions for adolescent and parent well‐being and prevention of early pregnancy.
Agency (philosophy) · Intervention (counseling) · Life course approach · Lived experience · Normative · Photovoice · Psychological intervention · Sociocultural evolution · Teenage pregnancy · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Children's Rights and Participation · Participatory Visual Research Methods
The Teenage Brain
Parent-Adolescent Sexual Communication and Adolescent Safer Sex Behavior
Interparental Discord and Child Adjustment
Birth Spacing and Risk of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes
Normative Sexuality Development in Adolescence
The Emergence and Development of Life Course Theory
Photovoice
Maternal Age, Psychological Maturity, Parenting Cognitions, and Mother–Infant Interaction
Social Support, Family Functioning and Parenting Competence in Adolescent Parents
Attributions and Attitudes of Mothers and Fathers in the Philippines
The development of emotion regulation in adolescence
The storyscapes of teenage pregnancy. On morality, embodiment, and narrative agency
Research Review
Maintaining a “good girl” position
Implementation of reproductive health education in a Filipino city
Young adult identities and their pathways
The neglected 95% revisited
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Effects of Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Programming on Social Support, Coparenting, and Parenting Among Teen Parents
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |