Interpersonal Responses of Primary Caregivers to Pregnant Adolescents Differing of Depression Level
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1990
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1207/s15374424jccp1903_10
Abstract
Extended the study of interpersonal processes in depression to a naturally occurring relationship and situation. Sixty-one pregnant adolescents and their primary caregivers participated. As predicted, adolescent depression was significantly related to a mixed pattern of caregiver reactions. Caregivers of relatively depressed adolescents reported: (a) a pattern of affective reactions that reflected both more anger and more concern, (b) a more negative attitude about the pregnancy, and (c) a level of support equal to that reported by the caregivers of relatively nondepressed adolescents. Adolescent depression was unrelated to the degree of social support the adolescents reported receiving and the amount of support the caregivers reported providing.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, v. 19, issue 3, p. 265-270
Scholar Commons Citation
Sacco, William P. and Macleod, Valerie A., "Interpersonal Responses of Primary Caregivers to Pregnant Adolescents Differing of Depression Level" (1990). Psychology Faculty Publications. 876.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/876
