The Adolescent Prenatal Questionnaire: assessing psychosocial factors that influence transition to motherhood

Health Care Women Int. 2004 Jan;25(1):5-19. doi: 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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological*
  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Development
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Conflict, Psychological
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Maternal Behavior
  • Midwestern United States
  • Models, Psychological
  • Nursing Assessment / methods*
  • Nursing Assessment / standards
  • Nursing Evaluation Research
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy in Adolescence / psychology*
  • Pregnant Women / psychology*
  • Psychology, Adolescent
  • Psychometrics
  • Self Efficacy
  • Single Person / psychology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires / standards*