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Characteristics of 170 women seeking abortions who had had no previous pregnancy terminations and 63 who had 1 or more previous terminations were compared. 49 women aged 20-43 had had 1 previous abortion, 9 aged 21-38 had had 2, 3 aged 29-33 had had 3, 1 aged 37 had had 4, and 1 aged 37 had had 5 previous abortions. 5 women, of whom 4 had had previous terminations, did not undergo abortions after completing the interviews. Among women seeking repeat abortions, 39.21% had psychological motivations, 36.04% had family motivations, and 26.9% had social motivations. Family motivations included difficulties with existing children and instability of the couple, while social motivations included preference for other activities, single marital status, and immaturity of the mother. Among sociocultural factors associated with repeated abortions, death and divorce were uncommon, unlike the situation in 1st abortions. Familial and social factors associated with repeat abortions were, in declining order of frequency, abandonment, difficult schooling, geographic or social instability, and conjugal conflicts. Religious practice was associated with a reduced risk of repeat abortion. Among psychological factors associated with repeat abortion, passivity, dependence, and immaturity were associated with a doubled risk, as were sadomasochistic or depressive personality and previous psychiatric treatment. Failure to use contraception, associated with ambivalence in relation to desire for children or moral aversion to the use of contraception, were other factors. Women with defective parental images had 3 times the risk of repeat abortion. Previous difficulties of pregnancy or delivery were associated with a higher risk of repeat abortion.
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PMID:[Repeated requests for termination of pregnancy. Some socio-cultural and psychological aspects]. 1233 50

The importance of psychological problems for children obesity and the role of the family context in favouring both pathology appearance and maintenance and eventually the failure of a correct dietetic therapy are presented. Particularly, maternal attitudes are underlined: obese children's mothers tend to make the family their exclusive centre of interest. They also tend to dedicate themselves to their children with possessiveness and hyper-protection. They seem to have an insistent requirement of idealisation of their own role as parents and reward expectations that confirm the efficiency of the care they provide their children. Moreover the psychological features of obese adolescents with anxious and depressive personality traits related to impulsivity and emotional immaturity are analysed.
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PMID:[Obesity and adolescence: psychological factors and family relationships]. 1743 71