| Autor: |
Pick de Weiss S, Atkin Lc, Gribble Jn, Andrade-Palos P |
| Rok vydání: |
1991 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Studies in Family Planning. 22:74 |
| ISSN: |
0039-3665 |
| DOI: |
10.2307/1966778 |
| Popis: |
To determine the effects of psychosocial factors on female adolescents sexual activity contraceptive usage and the likelihood of becoming pregnant nonpregnant and pregnant adolescents were interviewed. 865 nonpregnant females of similar socioeconomic status and between 12-19 years in age were selected; these subjects referred an additional 200 nonpregnant adolescents for the study. 355 pregnant teenagers in their 5th-9th month of pregnancy were chosen for the 2nd group of subjects. 3 interviews were conducted for each subject 2 of which were follow-up interviews. Information was collected on social and demographic conditions family history of teenage pregnancies relationships with sexual partner ability to discuss sex with peers and mother perception of significant others attitudes on premarital sex personality attributes and sexual and contraceptive knowledge. The dependent variables were 1) not engaging in sexual relations 2) contraceptive practice and 3) not being pregnant. Factors contributing to a girls not engaging in sexual activity include infrequent use of affect to achieve ends high acceptance of parental and social norms high educational goals perceived conservative attitudes toward sex by father and peers frequent discussions about sex with mother no history of pregnant teenage siblings mothers married with 1st pregnancy and few erroneous beliefs. Factors influencing contraceptive usage include rare use of affect to achieve ends fathers and peers with liberal attitudes toward sex few erroneous beliefs unwillingness to accept family and societal traditions mothers married at 1st pregnancy high educational goals open communication with mother about sex very knowledgeable about contraceptives assertiveness future oriented and liberal partners in regard to sex attitudes. Girls engaging in sexual activity but not becoming pregnant were likely to be very knowledgeable about contraceptives to have open discussions about sex with peers and mothers to be unwilling to accept traditional norms to have negative perceptions of sexual partners and to be less assertive than pregnant girls. Future measures designed to delay onset of sexual intercourse and promote contraceptive usage should focus on contraceptive knowledge communication skills obtainable goals male attitudes and peer influence. |
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