Preventing Teenage Pregnancy
Translating Research Knowledge
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2429047 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven P Schinke |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-66 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j137v01n01_04 |
| PMID | 12322387 |
| OpenAlex | W1970452280 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 17 |
This paper explores the multiple dimensions of teenage pregnancy and suggests ways on how to prevent it. It reviews the contemporary historical context and the epidemiology of adolescent pregnancy, and describes past and promising approaches to its prevention. Although teenage pregnancy has long been recognized as a social problem by Americans, policymakers, and social scientists, little progress has been made to understand its social and behavioral origins. Previous efforts to delay conception and childbearing among adolescents have done little in changing the nature of the problem. However, recent studies are starting to discover not only the underlying causes of pregnancy among adolescents, but also the appropriate strategies for reducing the risks of unplanned teenage pregnancy. Such strategies include the use of theory-based interventions which can explain the sexual risk-taking that often leads to unplanned pregnancies among adolescents and interventions that consider cultural differences. Promising approaches are those that address the several dimensions of the problem and the social and behavioral contexts in which it occurs
Biology · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Population · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Teenage pregnancy · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Child Abuse and Trauma · Community Health and Development · Medicine · Psychology
Adolescent Mothers in Later Life
The Sexual and Reproductive Behavior of American Women, 1982-1988
Peer cluster theory, socialization characteristics, and adolescent drug use
Sexual Abuse as a Factor in Adolescent Pregnancy and Child Maltreatment
Determinants of Intentions of Junior High School Students to Become Sexually Active and Use Condoms
Pregnancy-Prevention Groups for Adolescents
Teenage Pregnancy and Public Policy
Preventing unwanted adolescent pregnancy
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 2007 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |