Se io fossi Ben: adolescenti a confronto con una ipotetica gravidanza

Titolo Rivista PSICOLOGIA DELLA SALUTE
Autori/Curatori Maria Giulia Olivari, Andrea Bonanomi, Daniela Traficante, Emanuela Confalonieri
Anno di pubblicazione 2016 Fascicolo 2016/2 Lingua Italiano
Numero pagine 23 P. 63-85 Dimensione file 251 KB
DOI 10.3280/PDS2016-002004
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Scopo del presente contributo è quello di esplorare, tramite una simulazione role-playing computerizzata, l’atteggiamento di un campione di adolescenti maschi (N = 125; età media = 16.87) in merito ad una ipotetica gravidanza non pianificata. Tre sono gli obiettivi: (1) descrivere le reazioni emotive e cognitive degli adolescenti e la scelta da loro presa rispetto alla gravidanza; (2) individuare gli atteggiamenti degli adolescenti nei confronti della genitorialità adolescenziale e della relazione con la partner; (3) valutare il ruolo giocato dai seguenti fattori nel predire la scelta di proseguire o meno la gravidanza: (a) atteggiamenti personali nei confronti della genitorialità adolescenziale e della relazione con la partner, (b) attribuzione di importanza agli aspetti positivi e negativi della prosecuzione della gravidanza e dell’interruzione volontaria di gravidanza, (c) percezione dell’atteggiamento genitoriale nei confronti della gravidanza non pianificata. I risultati mettono in luce la presenza di tre atteggiamenti nei confronti della genitorialità adolescenziale e della relazione con la partner: idealizzazione della genitorialità, rifiuto dell’impegno e riflessione sull’evento. L’idealizzazione della genitorialità e il rifiuto dell’impegno, l’attribuzione di importanza agli aspetti positivi e negativi di interrompere la gravidanza, un atteggiamento genitoriale favorevole alla gravidanza e un atteggiamento materno di aperto sostegno giocano un ruolo rilevante nel guidare il processo decisionale rispetto a tale evento.;

Keywords:Adolescenti maschi, gravidanza non pianificata, processo decisionale, interruzione di gravidanza; simulazione role-playing computerizzata.

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