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A Longitudinal Examination of Support, Self‐Esteem, and Mexican‐Origin Adolescent Mothers' Parenting Efficacy
Author(s) -
UmañaTaylor Adriana J.,
Guimond Amy B.,
Updegraff Kimberly A.,
Jahromi Laudan B.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of marriage and family
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 159
eISSN - 1741-3737
pISSN - 0022-2445
DOI - 10.1111/jomf.12019
Subject(s) - psychology , social support , psychological resilience , developmental psychology , self esteem , longitudinal study , educational attainment , psychological intervention , self efficacy , clinical psychology , medicine , social psychology , psychiatry , pathology , economics , economic growth
Guided by a risk and resilience framework, this study used a prospective longitudinal, multiple‐reporter design to examine how social support from a mother figure during pregnancy interacted with Mexican‐origin adolescent mothers' self‐esteem to inform their parenting efficacy when their children were 10 months old. Using reports of perceived social support by adolescent mothers ( M age = 16.24, SD = 0.99) and their mother figures ( M age = 40.84, SD = 7.04) in 205 dyads, and controlling for demographic factors (i.e., adolescent age, adolescent nativity, family income, mothers' educational attainment, adolescent – mother coresidence) and adolescents' social support from a significant other, the findings indicated that social support during pregnancy was positively associated with adolescent mothers' future parenting efficacy when adolescent mothers had relatively lower self‐esteem. The findings were consistent for adolescents' and mothers' reports and emphasize the value of social support from a mother figure among adolescent mothers with lower self‐esteem. Implications for interventions are presented .