THE ADOLESCENT PRENATAL QUESTIONNAIRE: ASSESSING PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE TRANSITION TO MOTHERHOOD
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Health Care for Women International
- Vol. 25 (1) , 5-19
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07399330490253184
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to develop a psychometrically reliable and valid instrument that assesses psychosocial factors that influence transition to motherhood in first-time pregnant adolescents 15–18 years of age. The descriptive, correlational study tested the Adolescent Prenatal Questionnaire (APQ) in 145 unmarried first-time pregnant adolescents 15–18 years of age who planned to keep their infants. Factor analysis yielded an interpretable four-factor solution that accounted for 40% of the variance with adequate internal consistency estimates and test–retest correlations to merit further testing.Keywords
This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: