青春期懷孕生育是一種青春期發展危機加上情境危機， 帶給個人、家庭和社會很多問題。本研究目的在使用對照組以了解產後期是否為青春期女性的憂鬱高危險期。樣本是高雄地區的青春期女性，研究組收取青春期產婦（年齡≦ 20 歲），並以不曾懷孕及生育之青春期女性為對照組，每組樣本數各 148 名。 測量工具除基本資料外，包括知覺壓力量表（ PSS ）、社會支持調查表（ ISEL ）以及貝氏憂鬱量表（ BDI ）。結果發現青春期母親的壓力、社會支持、憂鬱得分和對照組沒有顯著差異。產後組和對照組在貝氏憂鬱量表的平均分數，產後組 13.56 和對照組 14.40，均是在輕度憂鬱的範圍。 本研究雖未印證產後期為青春期女性憂鬱之高危險期，並非表示不必關注青春期母親的憂鬱問題，而是預防青春期母親產後憂鬱的重點是不可忽略其青春期之壓力源。

　　　　　Adolescent pregnancy and motherhood superimpose a situational crisisupon the ongoing developmental crisis of adolescence and pose many problems forboth the individuals involved and society as a whole. The purpose of this was toexamine the differences between childbearing and nonchildbearing adolescents,with respect to stress, social support and depression. Adolescents comprised twosamples: 148 adolescent mothers (13-20 years) and 148 nonchildbearingadolescents (16-21 years). The Demographic Data Form, the Perceived StressScale, the Interpersonal Evaluation List and the Beck Depression Inventory wereused to collect data. No significant differences of stress, social suport anddepression were found between the two groups. The means of the depression scoresof the two groups, 13.56 for adolescent mothers and 14.40 for nonchildbearingadolescents, were within the mild depressin range. These findings highlightthe importance of careful assessment of stressors related to adolescence andchildbearing in adolescent mothers.