David J Pasta
Biographic Data
| ID | 193551 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David J Pasta |
| GIVEN NAMES | David J |
| FAMILY NAME | Pasta |
| SIGNATURE | PASTA D J |
| AFFILIATIONS | DMA Health Strategies |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2637-9293 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 96 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
An implicit ambivalence-indifference dimension of childbearing desires in the National Survey of Family Growth
It is common in fertility surveys to ask women to retrospectively rate on a bipolar scale how much they wanted a pregnancy right before they became pregnant. Using a theoretical framework based on the interaction between positive and negative desires for p
Psychometric evaluation of the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised in a national sample
Biodemographic modeling of the links between fertility motivation and fertility outcomes in the NLSY79
In spite of long-held beliefs that traits related to reproductive success tend to become fixed by evolution with little or no genetic variation, there is now considerable evidence that the natural variation of fertility within populations is genetically influenced and that a portion of that influence is related to the motivational precursors to fertility. We conduct a two-stage analysis to examine these inferences in a time-ordered multivariate c…
Fertility Motivations of Youth Predict Later Fertility Outcomes
We examine how the motivational sequence that leads to childbearing predicts fertility outcomes across reproductive careers. Using a motivational traits-desires-intentions theoretical framework, we test a structural equation model using prospective male and female data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Specifically, we take motivational data collected during the 1979-1982 period, when the youths were in their teens and early twentie…
The measurement of childbearing motivation in couples considering the use of assisted reproductive technology
Relatively little is known about the motivational antecedents to the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART). In this paper we measure the fertility motivations of infertile couples who are considering the use of ART, using an established instrument, the Childbearing Questionnaire (CBQ). Our sample consists of 214 men and 216 women who were interviewed at home after an initial screening for ART but before making a final decision. We conduct…
A framework for modelling fertility motivation in couples
We present a theoretical framework that organizes individual-level fertility motivations into a couple-level model. One feature of this framework is the Traits-Desires-Intentions-Behaviour (TDIB) sequence through which the fertility motivations of individuals produce instrumental behaviours that are designed to promote or prevent childbearing. A second feature of this framework is the cognitive capacity of individuals to perceive a partner's moti…
The effect of the nurturant bonding system on child security of attachment and dependency
This paper uses a biopsychosocial theory of human bonding to explore the intergenerational transmission of bonding traits. More specifically, it examines how the nurturant bonding system of the mother affects the succorant bonding system of the young child. In the first section of the paper, we take the bonding framework proposed by Miller and Rodgers (2001) and elaborate its implications for mother-child dyads. Next, we describe the collection o…
Motivational antecedents to contraceptive method change following a pregnancy scare
In this study we develop and then test a couple model of contraceptive method choice decision-making following a pregnancy scare. The central constructs in our model are satisfaction with one's current method and confidence in the use of it. Downstream in the decision sequence, satisfaction and confidence predict desires and intentions to change methods. Upstream they are predicted by childbearing motivations, contraceptive attitudes, and the res…
Dopamine Receptor Genes Are Associated With Age at First Sexual Intercourse
The dopaminergic system in the brain seems to play an important role in the regulation of sexual behaviour. The relationship between genes for the D 1 , D 2 and D 4 dopamine receptors and age at first sexual intercourse (AFSI) was examined in a sample of 414 non-Hispanic, European–American men and women. A significant association was observed between a DRD2 allele and AFSI and an even stronger association when the DRD2 allele was interacted with …
A comparison of two approaches for assessing patient importance weights to conduct an Extended Q-TWiST analysis
Assessing health-related quality-of-life and health state preference in persons with obesity
Couple disagreement
This article focuses on how couple disagreement affects the translation of fertility desires into fertility intentions, and the implementation of fertility intentions through the initiation of proceptive behavior. We use data collected by interview from the husbands and wives of 201 married couples with no children, and 200 married couples with one child. Data were collected at four times, spanning a 3‐1/2‐year interval. The effect on fertility i…
Behavioral Intentions
The published literature on the relationship between behavioral intentions and fertility behavior exhibits four major problems: inconsistent and confusing use of theoretical constructs, limited use of different types of intentions, use of nonbehavioral outcomes, and failure to explore adequately the couple aspects of the intentions/behavior relationship. The study reported here addresses these problems by using a theoretical framework that charac…
How does childbearing affect fertility motivations and desires
This analysis examines the relationship between maternal determinants and birth weight in a population-based birth cohort of 5,284 mothers with singleton births of 28 completed gestational weeks in Qingdao, China, in 1992. Multiple linear regression models suggest that the length of the menstrual cycle, age at menarche, maternal weight, maternal height, parity, and number of antenatal visits had independent effects on birth weight after controlli…
Motivational and nonmotivational determinants of child-number desires
A model of fertility motivation, desires, and expectations early in women's reproductive careers
We propose a general model of the relationships connecting fertility motivations, desires, and expectations in which motivations are antecedent to desires, which in turn are antecedent to expectations. We describe differences in the model as it applies to women early in their reproductive careers, specifically, after marriage but before their first birth and after their first birth but before their second. We test the model with data from 311 jus…
Computational Methods for Population Projections
This manual explains the logical foundations of population projections and the kinds of inputs required to make them particularly in developing countries using the software distributed and supported by the Population Council. FIVFIV comes in four languages English French Spanish and Turkish....It runs on personal computer (PC) under DOS 2.0 or higher if the PC has at least 256 Kb of memory--more is better of course. It runs on either floppy-disk …
A model of the determinants in married women of sterilization method choice
A framework for modelling fertility motivation in couples
We present a theoretical framework that organizes individual-level fertility motivations into a couple-level model. One feature of this framework is the Traits-Desires-Intentions-Behaviour (TDIB) sequence through which the fertility motivations of individuals produce instrumental behaviours that are designed to promote or prevent childbearing. A second feature of this framework is the cognitive capacity of individuals to perceive a partner's moti…
Motivational and nonmotivational determinants of child-number desires
Fertility Motivations of Youth Predict Later Fertility Outcomes
We examine how the motivational sequence that leads to childbearing predicts fertility outcomes across reproductive careers. Using a motivational traits-desires-intentions theoretical framework, we test a structural equation model using prospective male and female data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Specifically, we take motivational data collected during the 1979-1982 period, when the youths were in their teens and early twentie…
Biodemographic modeling of the links between fertility motivation and fertility outcomes in the NLSY79
In spite of long-held beliefs that traits related to reproductive success tend to become fixed by evolution with little or no genetic variation, there is now considerable evidence that the natural variation of fertility within populations is genetically influenced and that a portion of that influence is related to the motivational precursors to fertility. We conduct a two-stage analysis to examine these inferences in a time-ordered multivariate c…
An implicit ambivalence-indifference dimension of childbearing desires in the National Survey of Family Growth
It is common in fertility surveys to ask women to retrospectively rate on a bipolar scale how much they wanted a pregnancy right before they became pregnant. Using a theoretical framework based on the interaction between positive and negative desires for p
How does childbearing affect fertility motivations and desires
This analysis examines the relationship between maternal determinants and birth weight in a population-based birth cohort of 5,284 mothers with singleton births of 28 completed gestational weeks in Qingdao, China, in 1992. Multiple linear regression models suggest that the length of the menstrual cycle, age at menarche, maternal weight, maternal height, parity, and number of antenatal visits had independent effects on birth weight after controlli…
The measurement of childbearing motivation in couples considering the use of assisted reproductive technology
Relatively little is known about the motivational antecedents to the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART). In this paper we measure the fertility motivations of infertile couples who are considering the use of ART, using an established instrument, the Childbearing Questionnaire (CBQ). Our sample consists of 214 men and 216 women who were interviewed at home after an initial screening for ART but before making a final decision. We conduct…
A model of the determinants in married women of sterilization method choice
The effect of the nurturant bonding system on child security of attachment and dependency
This paper uses a biopsychosocial theory of human bonding to explore the intergenerational transmission of bonding traits. More specifically, it examines how the nurturant bonding system of the mother affects the succorant bonding system of the young child. In the first section of the paper, we take the bonding framework proposed by Miller and Rodgers (2001) and elaborate its implications for mother-child dyads. Next, we describe the collection o…
A model of fertility motivation, desires, and expectations early in women's reproductive careers
We propose a general model of the relationships connecting fertility motivations, desires, and expectations in which motivations are antecedent to desires, which in turn are antecedent to expectations. We describe differences in the model as it applies to women early in their reproductive careers, specifically, after marriage but before their first birth and after their first birth but before their second. We test the model with data from 311 jus…
A model of the determinants in married women of sterilization method choice
Computational Methods for Population Projections
This manual explains the logical foundations of population projections and the kinds of inputs required to make them particularly in developing countries using the software distributed and supported by the Population Council. FIVFIV comes in four languages English French Spanish and Turkish....It runs on personal computer (PC) under DOS 2.0 or higher if the PC has at least 256 Kb of memory--more is better of course. It runs on either floppy-disk …
A model of fertility motivation, desires, and expectations early in women's reproductive careers
We propose a general model of the relationships connecting fertility motivations, desires, and expectations in which motivations are antecedent to desires, which in turn are antecedent to expectations. We describe differences in the model as it applies to women early in their reproductive careers, specifically, after marriage but before their first birth and after their first birth but before their second. We test the model with data from 311 jus…
Motivational and nonmotivational determinants of child-number desires
Behavioral Intentions
The published literature on the relationship between behavioral intentions and fertility behavior exhibits four major problems: inconsistent and confusing use of theoretical constructs, limited use of different types of intentions, use of nonbehavioral outcomes, and failure to explore adequately the couple aspects of the intentions/behavior relationship. The study reported here addresses these problems by using a theoretical framework that charac…
How does childbearing affect fertility motivations and desires
This analysis examines the relationship between maternal determinants and birth weight in a population-based birth cohort of 5,284 mothers with singleton births of 28 completed gestational weeks in Qingdao, China, in 1992. Multiple linear regression models suggest that the length of the menstrual cycle, age at menarche, maternal weight, maternal height, parity, and number of antenatal visits had independent effects on birth weight after controlli…
Couple disagreement
This article focuses on how couple disagreement affects the translation of fertility desires into fertility intentions, and the implementation of fertility intentions through the initiation of proceptive behavior. We use data collected by interview from the husbands and wives of 201 married couples with no children, and 200 married couples with one child. Data were collected at four times, spanning a 3‐1/2‐year interval. The effect on fertility i…
Assessing health-related quality-of-life and health state preference in persons with obesity
Dopamine Receptor Genes Are Associated With Age at First Sexual Intercourse
The dopaminergic system in the brain seems to play an important role in the regulation of sexual behaviour. The relationship between genes for the D 1 , D 2 and D 4 dopamine receptors and age at first sexual intercourse (AFSI) was examined in a sample of 414 non-Hispanic, European–American men and women. A significant association was observed between a DRD2 allele and AFSI and an even stronger association when the DRD2 allele was interacted with …
A comparison of two approaches for assessing patient importance weights to conduct an Extended Q-TWiST analysis
Motivational antecedents to contraceptive method change following a pregnancy scare
In this study we develop and then test a couple model of contraceptive method choice decision-making following a pregnancy scare. The central constructs in our model are satisfaction with one's current method and confidence in the use of it. Downstream in the decision sequence, satisfaction and confidence predict desires and intentions to change methods. Upstream they are predicted by childbearing motivations, contraceptive attitudes, and the res…
The effect of the nurturant bonding system on child security of attachment and dependency
This paper uses a biopsychosocial theory of human bonding to explore the intergenerational transmission of bonding traits. More specifically, it examines how the nurturant bonding system of the mother affects the succorant bonding system of the young child. In the first section of the paper, we take the bonding framework proposed by Miller and Rodgers (2001) and elaborate its implications for mother-child dyads. Next, we describe the collection o…
A framework for modelling fertility motivation in couples
We present a theoretical framework that organizes individual-level fertility motivations into a couple-level model. One feature of this framework is the Traits-Desires-Intentions-Behaviour (TDIB) sequence through which the fertility motivations of individuals produce instrumental behaviours that are designed to promote or prevent childbearing. A second feature of this framework is the cognitive capacity of individuals to perceive a partner's moti…
The measurement of childbearing motivation in couples considering the use of assisted reproductive technology
Relatively little is known about the motivational antecedents to the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART). In this paper we measure the fertility motivations of infertile couples who are considering the use of ART, using an established instrument, the Childbearing Questionnaire (CBQ). Our sample consists of 214 men and 216 women who were interviewed at home after an initial screening for ART but before making a final decision. We conduct…
Biodemographic modeling of the links between fertility motivation and fertility outcomes in the NLSY79
In spite of long-held beliefs that traits related to reproductive success tend to become fixed by evolution with little or no genetic variation, there is now considerable evidence that the natural variation of fertility within populations is genetically influenced and that a portion of that influence is related to the motivational precursors to fertility. We conduct a two-stage analysis to examine these inferences in a time-ordered multivariate c…
Fertility Motivations of Youth Predict Later Fertility Outcomes
We examine how the motivational sequence that leads to childbearing predicts fertility outcomes across reproductive careers. Using a motivational traits-desires-intentions theoretical framework, we test a structural equation model using prospective male and female data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Specifically, we take motivational data collected during the 1979-1982 period, when the youths were in their teens and early twentie…
Psychometric evaluation of the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised in a national sample
An implicit ambivalence-indifference dimension of childbearing desires in the National Survey of Family Growth
It is common in fertility surveys to ask women to retrospectively rate on a bipolar scale how much they wanted a pregnancy right before they became pregnant. Using a theoretical framework based on the interaction between positive and negative desires for p
Psychology (16 works) · Demography (13 works) · Population (13 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Fertility (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (10 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Mathematics (6 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (6 works)