Community-based Peer Groups
An Intervention Programme for Teenage Mothers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12396646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cheryl De La Rey (0000-0002-0653-5343, University of Cape Town, corresponding author), Angina Parekh (University of KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 373-381 |
| Publication date | 1996-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1052-9284 • E-ISSN: 1099-1298 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/(sici)1099-1298(199612)6:5<373::aid-casp388>3.0.co;2-o |
| OpenAlex | W2064198720 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 5 |
This paper assesses the use of community-based peer groups as an intervention strategy to provide teenage mothers with an opportunity to share common experiences, receive social support and identify links between personal and social problems. The method utilized in a recent community project on teenage pregnancy is outlined. Over a period of 8 weeks a group of 10 teenage mothers met weekly to share their experiences of pregnancy and motherhood. The facilitators used various games and audio-visual aids to build rapport and to enhance willingness to discuss sensitive topics. The final session comprised a 1-day training workshop to enable the participants to act as co-facilitators for similar groups in the future. The evaluation indicated that the participants felt empowered by the opportunity to discuss common experiences and to have their perceptions affirmed by their peers. The potential value of this programme within the broader mental health context of South Africa is briefly discussed, and also the possibility of adding a consciousness-raising element to such groups
Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Focus group · Intervention (counseling · Local community · Medical education · Peer group · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Session (web analytics · Sociology · Teenage pregnancy · Community Health and Development · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Psychology
Motherhood and mental health of adolescent girls in low- and middle-income countries
A Scoping Review of Mindfulness-Based and Arts-Based Parenting Interventions for Adolescent Mothers
Addressing stigma and discrimination towards school re-entry of teenage mothers in Ghana
Trends and Redress in Community Psychology during 10 Years of Democracy (1994–2003)
Data Collection Strategies for Accessing Adolescent Women's Worlds
Testing the Effectiveness of a Community-Based Peer Support Intervention to Mitigate Social Isolation and Stigma of Adolescent Motherhood in Zimbabwe
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Highly cited | No |