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22-01-2019 | Original Paper

The Stigma of Being a Young Parent: Development of a Measurement Tool and Predictors

Auteurs: Whitney S. Rice, Lila A. Sheira, Elizabeth Greenblatt, Madeline Blodgett, Kate Cockrill

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 3/2019

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Abstract

Objectives

Many young parents perceive stigma from their communities and experience barriers and discrimination in school and healthcare, which may result in health and social consequences. The current study develops and validates a Young Parent Stigma Scale (YPSS), and examines score variation.

Methods

Young parent stigma was conceptualized using literature review and stakeholder interviews. We generated a pool of 66 items and conducted cognitive interviews with 12 young parents to pre-test and subsequently revise the items. A revised self-administered survey was completed by 370 parenting youth aged 13–24 across the USA.

Results

We conducted exploratory factor analysis to develop a 23-item scale with five subscales: internalized, enacted, anticipated, felt and racialized stigma. Each subscale had low to moderate correlation with the others (0.41–0.59), and demonstrated adequate internal reliability (α = 0.64–0.88). The total scale one-factor model loaded similarly as the five factor model (α = 0.92). YPSS total scale scores varied by sociodemographic characteristic, with male gender, lower socioeconomic status, northeast and southern residence, non-Christianity, and Arab/Middle–Eastern descent associated with higher stigma. Psychosocial experiences (postpartum mental and emotional well-being, and intimate partner violence) were also associated with higher total YPSS scale scores.

Conclusions

The YPSS total scale and its subscales demonstrated good psychometric properties and this study highlights the groups of adolescent parents most affected. The YPSS can be used to measure the latent construct of young parent stigma and the subscales can be used independently to measure aspects of this construct.
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Titel
The Stigma of Being a Young Parent: Development of a Measurement Tool and Predictors
Auteurs
Whitney S. Rice
Lila A. Sheira
Elizabeth Greenblatt
Madeline Blodgett
Kate Cockrill
Publicatiedatum
22-01-2019
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 3/2019
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-01306-3