Pregnancy in adolescence: a current psychological approach

Authors

  • Carlos Alberto León Martínez Centro Comunitario de Salud Mental “Ramón Pando Ferrer”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Rafaela Mayelín Espín Coto

Keywords:

pregnancy in adolescence, psychology

Abstract

This study aims at describing, from a psychological point of view, a population of pregnant adolescents who were treated at the Ramon Pando Ferrer Teaching polyclinic in Santa Clara municipality, Villa Clara province, during the period from January to December 2009. The totality of the population formed by 50 pregnant adolescents was involved in the study, with their informed consent. The techniques used in the investigation process were the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, the Ways of Coping with Stress Questionnaire, and the Psychological Wellbeing Questionnaire. Among the main findings, it was determined a prevalence of an average self-esteem level in correspondence with the mid-stage of adolescence The variable concerning the way of coping with stress had results that were not adequate in all stages of adolescence. Satisfaction, perceived from the assessment of the different psychological indicators such as: general satisfaction, material, labor and personal-social satisfaction, sexual, partner and family satisfaction, had disaccording results.

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Author Biographies

Carlos Alberto León Martínez, Centro Comunitario de Salud Mental “Ramón Pando Ferrer”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista de I y II Grado en Psiquiatría. Máster en Psicología Médica. Profesor Auxiliar de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Rafaela Mayelín Espín Coto

Especialista de I Grado de Medicina General Integral. Máster en Atención Integral al Niño. Profesora Instructora de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Seraín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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León Martínez CA, Espín Coto RM. Pregnancy in adolescence: a current psychological approach. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2010 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];4(1):23-8. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/484

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2010): January-March

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Original Articles

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