Teenage pregnancy: Etiology and educational interventions

Long-Term Outcomes of an Abstinence-Based, Small-Group Pregnancy Prevention Program in New York City Schools

“…Teenagers with higher levels of depression, greater hopelessness and a lower sense of control over events in their lives are more likely to initiate sexual intercourse at very young ages. 11 Poor self-concept is associated with earlier onset of sexual activity for both male and female adolescents. 12 Adolescents who report having more friends who are sexually active are also more likely to engage in such behavior.…”

Sexuality education: What adolescents' educational rights require.

“…Perhaps the most dominant view of the problem involves perceptions of the frequency of unprotected heterosexual coitus and the potentially negative consequences associated with teenage pregnancy (for reviews of outcomes, see DeRidder, 1993;Maynard, 1997). Again, given current statistics, the perception that a problem This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.…”