Abortion

A Social‐Psychological Perspective

Datos Bibliográficos

ID10220146
AutoresNancy E Adler (0000-0001-6962-0724, University of California, San Francisco, autor de correspondencia)
Año1979
Volumen35
Número1
Páginas100-119
Fecha de publicación1979-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1540-4560.1979.tb00791.x
OpenAlexW2090467566
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas36

More than most medical procedures, abortion is embedded in a social context that has implications for psychological reactions of patients. Following a brief history of legislation and research on abortion, correlates of post‐abortion reponses are reviewed. A social‐psychological framework is suggested which views abortion as a stress experience. Responses to the experience will be a function of the nature and meaning of the pregnancy to the individual woman, her defensive and coping style, and the social environment surrounding the abortion experience. Psychological effects of the procedure on the partner and on health professionals who perform abortions are also considered

Abortion · Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Legislation · Meaning (existential · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Pregnancy · Psychotherapist · Social environment · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Social Psychology