Health and well-being among teenage mothers in a rural South African community

Bibliographic Data

ID15345878
AuthorsJabu Mokwena (0000-0003-0834-0758, University of Limpopo, corresponding author), Jabu P Mokwena (University of Limpopo), Saraswathie Govender (0000-0002-6586-6185, University of Limpopo), Mokgadi Setwaba (University of Limpopo), Mokgadi B Setwaba (University of Limpopo)
Year2016
Volume26
Issue5
Pages428-431
Publication date2016-10-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2016.1219539
OpenAlexW2597586880
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited20

This study sought to identify patterns of general health symptoms and coping abilities among school-going teenage mothers in the central region of Limpopo province, South Africa. The participants were 56 teenage mothers and 56 typically developing girls or non-mother peers (age range 16 to 19 years). They attended school ranging from grades 8 to 12. The participants completed the General Health Questionnaire and Coping Strategy Scale. Data were analysed utilising between group t-test comparison statistics. The findings suggest teenage mothers experience fewer somatic symptoms than typical peers. In addition, there was no significant difference between teenage mothers and peers on anxiety, social dysfunction, depression and coping strategies scores. Generally, teenage mothers experienced fewer general health symptoms than non-mother peers

Anxiety · Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Mental health · Psychiatry · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Child and Adolescent Health · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Psychology

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