Childrearing practices in the context of adolescent motherhood: brief literature review

Authors

  • Angela Helena Marin Universidade Luterana do Brasil
  • Daniela Centenaro Levandowski Universidade de Caxias do Sul/ Faculdades de Taquara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v12i1.7394

Keywords:

childrearing practices, adolescent, motherhood

Abstract

Maternal age has been pointed to as an important influence factor on childrearing practices. This article addresses a revision of the national and international literature published between 1986 and 2006 about childrearing practices used by adolescent mothers of toddlers. A great part of the reviewed studies pointed out the use of coercive childrearing practices by adolescent mothers. However, studies were also identified revealing that, in spite of their age, adolescent mothers with adequate social support tend to use less coercive childrearing practices. Other variables, such as maternal education, socioeconomic level, knowledge about child development, depression, and stress, emerged as influence factors in the use and adaptation of childrearing practices by adolescent mothers. New empirical researches examining this inconsistency need to be conducted in a Brazilian context to allow for a better characterization of adolescent mothers’ childrearing.

 

Keywords: childrearing practices; adolescent; motherhood.

Author Biographies

Angela Helena Marin, Universidade Luterana do Brasil

Psicóloga pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Mestre e doutoranda em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Atualmente atua como docente da Universidade Luterana do Brasil/Campus Santa Maria. Áreas de interesse e atuação: Psicologia do Desenvolvimento, com ênfase no desenvolvimento infantil; Psicologia da Família e Terapia Sistêmica.

Daniela Centenaro Levandowski, Universidade de Caxias do Sul/ Faculdades de Taquara

Psicóloga clínica (PUCRS), Mestre e Doutora em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento (UFRGS). Atuação na área de Desenvolvimento infantil e do adolescente e Psicologia Clínica.

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Marin, A. H., & Levandowski, D. C. (2008). Childrearing practices in the context of adolescent motherhood: brief literature review. Interação Em Psicologia, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v12i1.7394

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2008)

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