Document Type
Honors Thesis
Abstract
Anxiety is a common mental health disorder in the postpartum population that may severely impact birth perception. Using a secondary analysis, this descriptive study explored the contribution of anxiety and two confounding variables, unplanned pregnancy and parity, on the Hispanic adolescents’ birth perception. Results from 183 adolescents, 13 -19 years of age, revealed that parity and a self-rating of feeling anxious correlated with a negative birth perception. Unplanned pregnancy had no significant correlation on birth perception in this population. We suggest that certain risk factors may place adolescents at risk for experiencing a negative birth perception. Results of this study support the need for assessments of adolescent anxiety, especially among primiparous teens. High birthrates for Hispanic adolescents may suggest increased vulnerability; thus, the need for additional research within this racial-ethnic group.
Publication Date
5-1-2022
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Gonzalez, Analee Issa, "The Impact of Anxiety on Birth Perception Among Postpartum Hispanic Adolescents" (2022). 2022 Spring Honors Capstone Projects. 36.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/honors_spring2022/36