Emotional fluctuations in pregnant adolescents from rural areas in the north of Colombia

Abstract

The current study analyses the fluctuations of the emotional state in pregnant adolescents from rural areas of the north of Colombia. Most adolescent girls have experienced sudden positive and / or negative mood swings. The mood fluctuations occurred from positive to negative emotions and from negative to positive, this fluctuation depended mainly on perceived social and family support, the experience of stressful life events and, apparently, hormonal changes. It was positive for those who considered that pregnancy has given them a reason to live and change their life. It was negative for those who have problems in their gestation process (associated pathologies, problems with the baby’s health, among others) or for those whose family or husband did not support the new situation of the adolescent.