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Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana
Print version ISSN 1794-4724
Abstract
DINIZ BENSAJA DEI SCHIRO, EVA et al. Familiar characteristics and received familiar support among Brazilian adolescents with and without pregnancy experience. Av. Psicol. Latinoam. [online]. 2012, vol.30, n.1, pp.65-80. ISSN 1794-4724.
The present paper aimed to investigate how adolescents with pregnancy experience evaluate received support from their families in comparison with an adolescent group without pregnancy experience. 452 low income adolescents, both sex, aged 14 to 19 years old answered to a questionnaire. The results revealed that more girls (64.2%) than boys (35.8%) declared pregnancy experience, X2 (2, n=2617) = 48.32, p < .001. Moreover, it was observed that the group with pregnancy experience, in comparison with other group, revealed more perception on the family relationships safety, t (408) = -3.0, p < .01; mutual respect among family members in their homes, t (392) = -2.3, p< .05; and received stronger general support from their family, t (397) = -1,3, p < .05. These results are discussed.
Keywords : pregnancy; adolescent; family support.