Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore influential life experiences, environmental contexts, and meanings attributed to pregnancy and motherhood by a purposive sample of out-of-home pregnant adolescent women in Seattle during pregnancy and early postpartum. The study used methods adapted from feminist anthropology, including ethnographic interviewing and participant observation. The sample (N = 8) included 5 white, 1 American Indian, and 2 African-American young women, 17 to 19 years of age, who were not living at home at entry to the study. All participants were pregnant at initial contact, and 3 reported prior pregnancies; 3 participants were also interviewed after delivery.
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Xi Eta at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Ethnography
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Pregnancy, Adolescents, Homelessness, Influential Life Experiences
Advisor
Josephine Ensign
Second Advisor
Beverly Horn
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of Washington
Degree Year
1999
Recommended Citation
Saewyc, Elizabeth M., "Meanings of pregnancy and motherhood among out-of-home pregnant adolescents" (2023). Dissertations. 1850.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1850
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2023-09-21
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9952892; ProQuest document ID: 304538713. The author still retains copyright.