Pregnancy Risk Taking among Adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12093630 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Philliber (corresponding author), Pearila Brickner Namerow, Jacqueline Williams Kaye, Claudette Hammer Kunkes (Columbia University) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 463-481 |
| Publication date | 1986-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Adolescent Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0743-5584 • E-ISSN: 1552-6895 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/074355488614011 |
| OpenAlex | W1996514332 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 13 |
This research tests the utility of Kristin Luker's cost-benefit theory for adding to explanations of pregnancy risk taking among teenagers. The data come from interviews with 425 teen women in New York. The findings offer support for the Luker model since in an equation also including background variables and level of ego development, four of the six Luker variables (the subjective probabilities of pregnancy and abortion and the disadvantages of pregnancy and birth control) were significantly related to pregnancy risk taking. The most parsimonious model to explain risk taking includes five Luker variables, as well as welfare history, a measure of previous risk taking, and level of ego development
Abortion · Developmental psychology · Pregnancy · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Revised Description and Measurement of Ego Development in Early Adolescence
Advantages and disadvantages of pregnancy and contraception
The attitude/behavior discrepancy as a methodological artifact
Trust, Sexual Trust, and Sexual Health
The factor structure of the Reckless Behavior Questionnaire
Contraceptive risk-taking in a medically underserved, low-income population
A skill building approach to preventing teenage pregnancy
Measures of social psychological attitudes
Taking Chances
Sexual and Contraceptive Experience of Young Unmarried Women in the United States, 1976 and 1971
Short forms of the Texas Social Behavior Inventory (TSBI), an objective measure of self-esteem
Risk-taking and contraceptive behavior among unmarried college students
Contraceptive behavior in adolescence
A Test of Luker's Theory of Contraceptive Risk-Taking
Variables that moderate the attitude–behavior relation
Predicting contraceptive behavior from attitudes
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2019 (33) |
| Highly cited | No |