Premarital sexual permissiveness and contraceptive knowledge: A biracial comparison of college students

DelCampo, Robert L.; Sporakowski, Michael J.; Delcampo, Diana S.

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“…This article is intended solely for the personal use of the individual user and is not to be disseminated broadly. Cullari & Mikus, 1990Cullari & Mikus, 1990Curran, 1975 Darling Daugherty & Burger, 1984Davids, 1982Davidson, 1985 Davidson Dearth & Cassell, 1976DelCampo et al, 1976Denney etal., 1984Derogatis et al, 1976Diamant, 1969DiBlasio & Branda, 1990Earle & Perricone, 1986Eisen & Zellman, 1987Elias&Elias, 1975Data year" 197419711970 Mean Fabes & Strouse, 1987Faulkenberry & Vincent, 1979Faulkenberry et al, 1987Fields, 1983Fingerman, 1989 Fisher & Hall, 1988Frank etal., 1979Furstenberg et al, 1987Furstenberg et al, 1987Gagnon, 1985Geis & Gerrard, 1984George & Weiler, 1981Getts, 1988Gfellner, 1988Gilbert & Gamacke, 1984Glassner & Owen, 1976Graverholz & Serpe, 1985Green, 1985Greenberg, 1972Greenberg & Archambault, 1973Griffitt, 1975Hampe & Ruppel, 1974Harrison et al, 1969…”

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Gender differences in sexuality: A meta-analysis.

Oliver¹,

Hyde²

1993

Psychological Bulletin

971

581

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This meta-analysis surveyed 177 usable sources that reported data on gender differences on 21 different measures of sexual attitudes and behaviors. The largest gender difference was in incidence of masturbation: Men had the greater incidence (d = .96). There was also a large gender difference in attitudes toward casual sex: Males had considerably more permissive attitudes (d = .81). There were no gender differences in attitudes toward homosexuality or in sexual satisfaction. Most other gender differences were in the small-to-moderate range. Gender differences narrowed from the 1960s to the 1980s for many variables. Chodorow's neoanalytic theory, sociobiology, social learning theory, social role theory, and script theory are discussed in relation to these findings.

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Gender differences in sexuality: A meta-analysis.

Oliver¹,

Hyde²

1993

Psychological Bulletin

971

581

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“…In most studies that compared men's and women's knowledge of contraception, women knew more than men (DeLameter & Mac-Corquodale, 1979;DelCampo et al, 1976;Freeman et al, 1980;Lieberman, 1981;Reichelt & Werley, 1975), although this difference was not found in Munz et al's (1976) Canadian college student sample. Results of age comparisons are mixed, probably because of differences in the age groups, sex, and the amount of within-sample homogeneity (Evans et al, 1976;Finkel & Finkel, 1975;Munz et al, 1976;Reichelt & Werley, 1975;.…”

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Adolescent contraceptive behavior: A review.

Morrison

1985

Psychological Bulletin

184

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This review examines the psychologically oriented literature on adolescent contraceptive use. Descriptive studies, individual difference studies, and theory-based studies from family planning, medical, and applied journals are covered, as well as studies appearing in psychology journals. The research covered suggests that adolescents are largely uninformed about reproductive physiology and about many methods of contraception. They have negative attitudes toward contraception generally and toward using contraceptives. The widespread nonuse of contraception by sexually active adolescents is not irrational, given their levels of information and their beliefs and attitudes. Psychological models using cognitive, emotional, and developmental factors have been used to predict and explain these behaviors, and they hold promise for future research.Someday you'll find a chap you'll love with your whole heart and who will adore you as wholeheartedly. When that time comes you'll be glad if you've kept the intimate parts of your body for him. You'll understand then how cheap it is to allow yourself to be handled for a mere sexual thrill. (Schultz, 1955, p. 192) Birth control is probably the most important thing for young people to know about sex, because to enjoy sex and make it part of caring, it is absolutely essential to be sure you won't produce a baby unless you want one. (Comfort & Comfort, 1979, p. 70) Attitudes toward adolescent sexuality have changed greatly during the past three decades. There have been even more dramatic changes in contraceptive technology during the same period, including the introduction of oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices (ILTDs), and, most recently, the contraceptive sponge. Despite these changes, adolescent pregnancy rates continue to rise. In 1978, 1.14 million American teenagers-over 10% of all teenage women-became pregnant. The large majority of these pregnancies were unplanned and unwanted. Over 80% were conceived premaritally, and almost 40% ended in abortion (Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1981). In 1979, one

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“…One problem is that there has been little consistency in how contraceptive knowledge was measured. Studies range from the use of one question, such as naming one type of birth control (Evans, Selstad, & Welcher, 1976), to various contraceptive knowledge tests (Delcampo, Sporakowski, & Delcampo, 1976;Helbig, 1987;Miller, 1980;Reichelt & Werley, 1975).…”

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Use of contraceptives by women of upper socioeconomic status

PhD

1990

Health Care for Women International

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This was a descriptive correlational study of the contraceptive knowledge, methods, and consistency of contraceptive use by women of upper socioeconomic class. Socioeconomic class was determined using Hollingshead's Four-Factor Index of Social Status (1975) and was based on the woman's own educational and occupational status. The mean socioeconomic score for participants in this study (N = 83) was high in the second of five socioeconomic classes. Study participants were found to be consistent users of their contraceptive method and had fewer unplanned pregnancies in their history than the general population. They were more knowledgeable about contraceptives and reproduction than others tested with the same contraceptive knowledge instrument. They used barrier methods predominantly, with the use of less theoretically effective methods correlating significantly with a greater number of contraceptive methods used in the past.

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Premarital sexual permissiveness and contraceptive knowledge: A biracial comparison of college students

Cited by 15 publications

References 7 publications

Gender differences in sexuality: A meta-analysis.

Gender differences in sexuality: A meta-analysis.

Adolescent contraceptive behavior: A review.

Use of contraceptives by women of upper socioeconomic status

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