?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F21482%2F&rft.title=Effectiveness+of+depression+interventions+for+adolescent+mothers%3A+a+meta-analysis&rft.creator=Ripper%2C+Lisa&rft.description=Objective%3A+The+purpose+of+this+thesis+was+to+examine+existing+literature+about+depression+in+adolescent+mothers+by+focusing+on+interventions+to+decrease+depression+in+the+adolescent+mother+population%2C+and+to+perform+a+meta-analysis+on+those+interventions+to+develop+a+single+conclusion+with+greater+statistical+power+that+showed+that+depression+interventions+need+to+be+a+part+of+parenting+programs+for+adolescent+mothers.+Methods%3A+Research+studies+for+the+meta-analysis+were+identified+by+searching+the+PubMed+and+PsycINFO+databases.+Data+was+extracted+from+nine+studies+that+met+the+inclusion+criteria.+These+nine+studies+included+thirteen+interventions.+The+variables+extracted+from+these+interventions+were+the+mean+depression+score+of+the+intervention+and+control+or+baseline+groups%2C+the+standard+deviations%2C+and+the+respective+sample+size.+The+mean+depression+score+for+each+intervention+was+standardized+because+they+were+measured+using+different+depression+scales+and+to+be+able+to+find+effect+sizes.+Effect+sizes+measured+the+strength+of+an+intervention%2C+and+can+be+compared+to+other+standardized+studies.++Effect+sizes+for+the+intervention+effects+on+depression+in+teen+mothers+were+calculated+using+Comprehensive+Meta-Analysis%2C+a+statistics+computer+software+program.+Results%3A+Findings+from+these+nine+studies+indicated+an+overall+positive+effect+size+of+0.207+(95%25+CI+%5B0.115%3B+0.299%5D)%2C+with+a+p-value+of+0.000%2C+which+proved+that+depression+interventions+are+statistically+significant+and+should+be+included+in+teen+parenting+programs.+Conclusion%3A+The+pooled+effect+size+of+the+meta-analysis+showed+one+statistically+significant+conclusion+from+multiple+studies%2C+which+demonstrated+that+overall%2C+these+interventions+work.+The+meta-analysis+also+showed+that+multidisciplinary+approaches+should+be+explored+as+a+viable+option+for+interventions+or+programs.+The+public+health+relevance+of+this+research+is+it+can+help+start+a+conversation+within+different+organizations+that+work+with+adolescent+mothers+to+help+them+discover+ways+they+can+adopt+and+implement+these+effective+interventions+throughout+their+programs+or+curriculum+to+decrease+depression+in+teen+mothers.++It+is+of+public+health+significance+to+reduce+depression+among+teen+mothers+so+that+they+and+their+children+can+grow+up+to+lead+happy%2C+healthy%2C+and+successful+lives.&rft.date=2014-06-27&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F21482%2F1%2Fripperlm_etdapril2014-1.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ripper%2C+Lisa++(2014)+Effectiveness+of+depression+interventions+for+adolescent+mothers%3A+a+meta-analysis.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++