Abstract
Objectives: To examine rates and correlates of depressive symptoms among pregnant reservation-based American Indian (AI) adolescents from the Southwestern United States (N = 53). Methods: Data were derived from a study evaluating a home-visiting program designed to promote positive parenting among young families. Participants included a volunteer, convenience sample of expectant mothers who completed behavioral and mental health self-report questionnaires. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale (CES-D). Three risk domains were analyzed in relation to depressive symptoms: sociodemographics, family relations, and psychosocial functioning. Results: Forty-seven percent of expectant mothers scored at or above the widely accepted clinical cutoff score of 16 on the CES-D; 30% scored at or above 20, a score more likely to reflect elevated depressive symptoms among adolescents; and almost 20% scored at or above 28 (one standard deviation above the mean), a score suggestive of clinical depression. Higher levels of depressive symptoms were associated with less use of public assistance, external locus of control, less social support, and lower self-esteem. Conclusions: Data suggest that a large proportion of pregnant AI adolescents reported elevated depressive symptoms, though rates are similar to non-pregnant AI adolescent samples.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Journal | Maternal and Child Health Journal |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | SUPPL. 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2008 |
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Keywords
- Adolescents
- American Indian
- Depression
- Pregnancy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Depressive symptoms among reservation-based pregnant American Indian adolescents. / Ginsburg, Golda S.; Baker, Elena Varipatis; Mullany, Britta C.; Barlow, Allison; Goklish, Novalene; Hastings, Ranelda; Thurm, Audrey E.; Speakman, Kristen; Reid, Raymond; Walkup, John.
In: Maternal and Child Health Journal, Vol. 12, No. SUPPL. 1, 01.07.2008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Depressive symptoms among reservation-based pregnant American Indian adolescents
AU - Ginsburg, Golda S.
AU - Baker, Elena Varipatis
AU - Mullany, Britta C.
AU - Barlow, Allison
AU - Goklish, Novalene
AU - Hastings, Ranelda
AU - Thurm, Audrey E.
AU - Speakman, Kristen
AU - Reid, Raymond
AU - Walkup, John
PY - 2008/7/1
Y1 - 2008/7/1
N2 - Objectives: To examine rates and correlates of depressive symptoms among pregnant reservation-based American Indian (AI) adolescents from the Southwestern United States (N = 53). Methods: Data were derived from a study evaluating a home-visiting program designed to promote positive parenting among young families. Participants included a volunteer, convenience sample of expectant mothers who completed behavioral and mental health self-report questionnaires. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale (CES-D). Three risk domains were analyzed in relation to depressive symptoms: sociodemographics, family relations, and psychosocial functioning. Results: Forty-seven percent of expectant mothers scored at or above the widely accepted clinical cutoff score of 16 on the CES-D; 30% scored at or above 20, a score more likely to reflect elevated depressive symptoms among adolescents; and almost 20% scored at or above 28 (one standard deviation above the mean), a score suggestive of clinical depression. Higher levels of depressive symptoms were associated with less use of public assistance, external locus of control, less social support, and lower self-esteem. Conclusions: Data suggest that a large proportion of pregnant AI adolescents reported elevated depressive symptoms, though rates are similar to non-pregnant AI adolescent samples.
AB - Objectives: To examine rates and correlates of depressive symptoms among pregnant reservation-based American Indian (AI) adolescents from the Southwestern United States (N = 53). Methods: Data were derived from a study evaluating a home-visiting program designed to promote positive parenting among young families. Participants included a volunteer, convenience sample of expectant mothers who completed behavioral and mental health self-report questionnaires. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale (CES-D). Three risk domains were analyzed in relation to depressive symptoms: sociodemographics, family relations, and psychosocial functioning. Results: Forty-seven percent of expectant mothers scored at or above the widely accepted clinical cutoff score of 16 on the CES-D; 30% scored at or above 20, a score more likely to reflect elevated depressive symptoms among adolescents; and almost 20% scored at or above 28 (one standard deviation above the mean), a score suggestive of clinical depression. Higher levels of depressive symptoms were associated with less use of public assistance, external locus of control, less social support, and lower self-esteem. Conclusions: Data suggest that a large proportion of pregnant AI adolescents reported elevated depressive symptoms, though rates are similar to non-pregnant AI adolescent samples.
KW - Adolescents
KW - American Indian
KW - Depression
KW - Pregnancy
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U2 - 10.1007/s10995-008-0352-2
DO - 10.1007/s10995-008-0352-2
M3 - Article
VL - 12
JO - Maternal and Child Health Journal
JF - Maternal and Child Health Journal
SN - 1092-7875
IS - SUPPL. 1
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