Lucrecia Mena-Meléndez
Biographic Data
| ID | 4087740 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lucrecia Mena-Meléndez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lucrecia |
| FAMILY NAME | Mena-Meléndez |
| SIGNATURE | MENA-MELÉNDEZ L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University Bloomington |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1580-8697 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Traveling Out-of-State for First Trimester Medication Abortion
U.S. men's views about women's and men's agency in the abortion decision-making process
Research examining men's public opinion on women's and men's roles in abortion is limited but increasingly important as access to abortion has shifted dramatically in the U.S. In this study, we examined U.S. men's views of women's and men's agency in abortion decision-making. We explored 72 in-depth interviews on abortion attitudes conducted with men in 2021 and identified three main narratives. First, most men indicated that abortion is exclusiv…
Did the Dobbs v. Jackson Decision Influence People’s Attitudes Toward Abortion Legality Across Abortion Circumstances and Weeks’ Gestation
Introduction We examined the impact of the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on changes in people’s attitudes toward endorsement of legal abortion across abortion circumstances (e.g., woman’s health endangerment , low income , rape , unprepared to parent ) and weeks’ gestation (i.e., never, 6 weeks, 15 weeks, 22 weeks, always). Methods Longitudinal data were collected from a nationally representative sample of English and…
Examining public opinion on endorsed punishments for illegal abortion by abortion legality and abortion‐restrictive states before Dobbs v. Jackson
Research Summary As a result of the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision that overturned Roe v. Wade , state lawmakers can and have enacted abortion restrictions, including criminal penalties targeting those who seek, provide, or assist with abortion. Given the current legal landscape, it is imperative to assess public opinion regarding the endorsement of punishments for illegal abortion. We conducted multivariate analyses t…
Exploring the Association between Measures of Cross-Culturalism and Abortion Attitudes Amongst Latinxs in the United States
It is imperative to understand how cross-cultural processes are associated with Latinxs’ social attitudes. In this study, we analyzed data from an online survey of 968 Latinx adults in the United States. We explored the associations of three different cross-cultural scales—the Brief Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (BASH), the Psychological Acculturation Scale (PAS), and the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans II (ARSMA-II)—with U.S…
Is news consumption related to abortion attitudes? An exploratory study with a nationally representative sample of US adults
The news is an efficient way to share information and plays an important role in shaping and reflecting cultural values and norms. However, research examining news consumption and abortion attitudes is limited. In this exploratory study, we analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of 886 US adults to assess whether self-reported frequency of news consumption—by news format (e.g., television, radio, newspaper, social media), news lean…
Examining the Relationship Between Perceptions of Pregnancy and Fetal Development Timing and Support for Abortion Bans
This study examines the relationship between perceptions of pregnancy and fetal milestone timing and support for abortion bans. Using survey data collected from a representative sample of 739 US adults, we use logistic regression to predict support for six- and 15-week abortion bans. Perceptions of timing for the milestones of pregnancy awareness and fetal pain are significantly related to support for six-week abortion bans. Furthermore, this rel…
Online Social Media Reactions to the Overturn of Roe v. Wade
Abortion Stigma
We examined public opinion regarding unique aspects of abortion legality to better understand potential contexts in which stigma may occur and the extent that people (a) believe actors involved in abortion (i.e., pregnant woman, healthcare provider, man involved in the pregnancy, someone providing information about where to get an abortion, parents of a minor) should be held responsible for illegal abortion, (b) believe abortion should be illegal…
Ethnoracial child health inequalities in Latin America
Using Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data for Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, and Peru, between 1986 and 2015, this paper explores the relationship between self-identifying as indigenous and/or afro-descendant on child under-5 mortality ( n= 20,770), stunting ( n =15,828), wasting ( n =15,827), and anemia ( n =13,294). Rural-urban risk analysis suggest that indigenous and/or afro-descendent respondents have higher risk of under-5 mortality, st…
Examining the Relationship Between Perceptions of Pregnancy and Fetal Development Timing and Support for Abortion Bans
This study examines the relationship between perceptions of pregnancy and fetal milestone timing and support for abortion bans. Using survey data collected from a representative sample of 739 US adults, we use logistic regression to predict support for six- and 15-week abortion bans. Perceptions of timing for the milestones of pregnancy awareness and fetal pain are significantly related to support for six-week abortion bans. Furthermore, this rel…
Abortion Stigma
We examined public opinion regarding unique aspects of abortion legality to better understand potential contexts in which stigma may occur and the extent that people (a) believe actors involved in abortion (i.e., pregnant woman, healthcare provider, man involved in the pregnancy, someone providing information about where to get an abortion, parents of a minor) should be held responsible for illegal abortion, (b) believe abortion should be illegal…
Online Social Media Reactions to the Overturn of Roe v. Wade
Ethnoracial child health inequalities in Latin America
Using Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data for Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, and Peru, between 1986 and 2015, this paper explores the relationship between self-identifying as indigenous and/or afro-descendant on child under-5 mortality ( n= 20,770), stunting ( n =15,828), wasting ( n =15,827), and anemia ( n =13,294). Rural-urban risk analysis suggest that indigenous and/or afro-descendent respondents have higher risk of under-5 mortality, st…
Online Social Media Reactions to the Overturn of Roe v. Wade
Abortion Stigma
We examined public opinion regarding unique aspects of abortion legality to better understand potential contexts in which stigma may occur and the extent that people (a) believe actors involved in abortion (i.e., pregnant woman, healthcare provider, man involved in the pregnancy, someone providing information about where to get an abortion, parents of a minor) should be held responsible for illegal abortion, (b) believe abortion should be illegal…
Is news consumption related to abortion attitudes? An exploratory study with a nationally representative sample of US adults
The news is an efficient way to share information and plays an important role in shaping and reflecting cultural values and norms. However, research examining news consumption and abortion attitudes is limited. In this exploratory study, we analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of 886 US adults to assess whether self-reported frequency of news consumption—by news format (e.g., television, radio, newspaper, social media), news lean…
Examining the Relationship Between Perceptions of Pregnancy and Fetal Development Timing and Support for Abortion Bans
This study examines the relationship between perceptions of pregnancy and fetal milestone timing and support for abortion bans. Using survey data collected from a representative sample of 739 US adults, we use logistic regression to predict support for six- and 15-week abortion bans. Perceptions of timing for the milestones of pregnancy awareness and fetal pain are significantly related to support for six-week abortion bans. Furthermore, this rel…
Did the Dobbs v. Jackson Decision Influence People’s Attitudes Toward Abortion Legality Across Abortion Circumstances and Weeks’ Gestation
Introduction We examined the impact of the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on changes in people’s attitudes toward endorsement of legal abortion across abortion circumstances (e.g., woman’s health endangerment , low income , rape , unprepared to parent ) and weeks’ gestation (i.e., never, 6 weeks, 15 weeks, 22 weeks, always). Methods Longitudinal data were collected from a nationally representative sample of English and…
Examining public opinion on endorsed punishments for illegal abortion by abortion legality and abortion‐restrictive states before Dobbs v. Jackson
Research Summary As a result of the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision that overturned Roe v. Wade , state lawmakers can and have enacted abortion restrictions, including criminal penalties targeting those who seek, provide, or assist with abortion. Given the current legal landscape, it is imperative to assess public opinion regarding the endorsement of punishments for illegal abortion. We conducted multivariate analyses t…
Exploring the Association between Measures of Cross-Culturalism and Abortion Attitudes Amongst Latinxs in the United States
It is imperative to understand how cross-cultural processes are associated with Latinxs’ social attitudes. In this study, we analyzed data from an online survey of 968 Latinx adults in the United States. We explored the associations of three different cross-cultural scales—the Brief Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (BASH), the Psychological Acculturation Scale (PAS), and the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans II (ARSMA-II)—with U.S…
Traveling Out-of-State for First Trimester Medication Abortion
U.S. men's views about women's and men's agency in the abortion decision-making process
Research examining men's public opinion on women's and men's roles in abortion is limited but increasingly important as access to abortion has shifted dramatically in the U.S. In this study, we examined U.S. men's views of women's and men's agency in abortion decision-making. We explored 72 in-depth interviews on abortion attitudes conducted with men in 2021 and identified three main narratives. First, most men indicated that abortion is exclusiv…
Abortion (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Pregnancy (6 works) · Reproductive Health and Contraception (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Principle of legality (4 works)