The home environment of Métis, First Nations, and Caucasian adolescent mothers: an examination of quality and influences.
This longitudinal exploratory study compared maternal psychosocial, situational, and home-environment characteristics at 4 weeks and at 12-18 months postnatal for a convenience sample of 71 Métis, First Nations, and Caucasian adolescent mothers. The combined group of Métis/First Nations mothers had significantly higher infant-care emotionality scores than the Caucasian mothers at 4 weeks. The Caucasian mothers scored considerably higher on quality of the home environment; a refined multiple regression model containing infant-care emotionality, education level of the infant's maternal grandmother, ethnicity, and enacted social support explained 49% of the variance, with significant influences being infant-care emotionality and grandmother's education level.
Secco
M Loretta
ML
Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada.
Moffatt
Michael E K
ME
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002170:Canada; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004522:Educational Status; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology*; D016901:Intergenerational Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000208:ethnology*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*