Journal of Nursing Care
Vol 4, No 3 (2021): Journal of Nursing Care

Psychological Impact of Unwanted Pregnancy on Adolescents: A Literature Review

Ermiati M.Kep., Sp. Mat (Universitas Padjadjaran)
Eko Nugraha (Unknown)
Nindi Pratiwi (Unknown)
Artanti Lathifah (Unknown)
Devi Nurrahmawati (Unknown)
Tri Karizma (Unknown)
Eka Turjanah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Nov 2021

Abstract

The unwanted pregnancy in adolescents is increasing every year. The impact of unwanted pregnancy towards the adolescents can form as physical and psychological. The psychological impact which is not resolved can result in depression and even suicide. The purpose of this literature review is to determine the psychological impact on adolescents who experience the unwanted pregnancy.This literature review used narrative review related to the psychological impact of adverse events on adolescents. The databases used for this study are Google Scholar, Science Direct, Proquest, Pubmed, Researchgate, and Garuda Portal. The keywords used in Indonesian are, dampak psikologis” dan “kehamilan tidak diinginkan” dan “remaja”. The English keywords are “impact” and “unwanted pregnancy” OR “unintended pregnancy”, “teenager” OR “adolescent”. 32 articles were obtained according to the inclusion criteria were open access, full texts with publication years between 2010-2020 and 9 articles were selected for further review. The results showed the psychological impact of the unwanted pregnancy on adolescents are shame, fear, disappointment, anxiety, crying, guilt, irritability, being introverted, frustrated, angry, aggressive, panic, regret, stress and depression. Suggestion: The results of this literature review are expected to be a reference in further and in-depth research regarding the impact of unwanted pregnancy on adolescents so that the number of unwanted pregnancies in adolescents will no longer increase if they know the impact of unwanted pregnancies. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jnc

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Nursing Physics Public Health

Description

Journal of Nursing Care (JNC) is a journal of scientific publications that publish every four months (quarterly) using a peer review system for article selection. JNC intended for practitioners, academics, professionals, students or among the general public who are involved and interested in the ...