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Peer reviewedRindskopf, Kathryn Dohrmann – Journal of the American College Health Association, 1981
The high incidence of abortion and pregnancy among college students is indicative of their increasing rate of sexual activity. College students refute the use of contraceptives for reasons which include: (1) difficulty in acknowledging oneself and others as sexual beings; and (2) shame and guilt over sexual activities. (JN)
Descriptors: Abortions, Anxiety, College Students, Contraception
Teen Incentives Program: Evaluation of a Health Promotion Model for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention.
Peer reviewedSmith, Marcia A. Bayne – Journal of Health Education, 1994
Effectiveness of a three-phase program to provide inner-city high school freshmen with skills to enhance self-perception and exercise greater control over their lives (particularly sexual behavior) was tested. Pretesting and posttesting indicated a significant decrease in frequency of sexual activity and increase in contraception use by program…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Contraception, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Parenthood
