Effectiveness of a comprehensive psychoeducational intervention with pregnant and parenting adolescents: a pilot study.
OBJECTIVE
Little is known about the effectiveness of a comprehensive psychoeducational intervention on depression, self-esteem, and parenting attitudes/beliefs of at-risk pregnant and parenting adolescents.


METHODS
Adolescents (N = 41) attending either a residential treatment facility (RTF) or a rural alternative school (RAS) participated in a psychoeducational parenting group using Bavolek's Nurturing Program during Phase I. Phase II included health promotion issues, infant massage, and CPR.


RESULTS
Using the Parenting Semantic Differential and the AAPI-2, there was significant improvement in parenting attitudes and beliefs. No significant change was found in self-esteem.


CONCLUSIONS
A comprehensive psychoeducational parenting group can be effective in changing parenting attitudes and beliefs, which suggests an ultimate improvement in health promotion and disease prevention in adolescent women and their children.
Thomas
Deborah V
DV
Rose Island Counseling and Consulting Center, Prospect, KY, USA. DocDebThom@aol.com
Looney
Stephen W
SW
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012649:Self Concept; D016896:Treatment Outcome