Qualitative Exploration of the Experiences and Challenges of Adolescents during Pregnancy

Bibliographic Data

ID15345938
AuthorsPortia Mashala (University of Limpopo), Rita Esterhuizen (University of Limpopo), Wilna Basson (University of Limpopo, corresponding author), Kathryn Nel (0000-0001-8892-4176, University of Limpopo)
Year2012
Volume22
Issue1
Pages49-55
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14330237.2012.10874520
OpenAlexW2511980622
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited7

This study explores and describes the experiences and challenges of pregnant adolescents (N = 9, mean age = 16.33 years, SD = 1.58 years) by focusing on their thoughts and feelings about their pregnancies and future prospects. The expectant mothers were in their in their second and third trimester of pregnancy. All participants were poor working-class Black South Africans from different ethnic groups. Two were Tsonga, three Zulu and four Tswana speakers. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and analysed using thematic content analysis. Findings suggest that family relationships after disclosure of the pregnancy were strained, particularly the father-daughter relationship. The teens expressed unpreparedness for the challenges of motherhood, uncertainty about the future and feelings of anger, regret and anxiety

Anger · Anxiety · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Feeling · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Regret · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Zulu · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Early Childhood Education and Development · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology

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