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Peer reviewedStoolmiller, Mike – Developmental Psychology, 1998
Examines the Rodgers, Rowe, and Buster (1998) epidemic model of the onset of social activities for adolescent sexuality. Maintains that its strengths include its theoretical potential to generate new hypotheses for further testing at the individual level. Asserts that its limitations include the lack of a well-developed statistical framework and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Incidence, Models
Peer reviewedRodgers, Joseph Lee; Rowe, David C.; Buster, Maury – Developmental Psychology, 1998
Reviews and comments on Stoolmiller's (1998) criticisms of an epidemic model of the onset of social activities (EMOSA) and about nonlinear modeling in general. Discusses the idea of social contagion as a general theoretical tool. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Incidence, Models
Peer reviewedRodgers, Joseph Lee; Rowe, David C.; Buster, Maury – Developmental Psychology, 1998
Expands an existing nonlinear dynamic epidemic model of onset of social activities (EMOSA), motivated by social contagion theory, to quantify the likelihood of pregnancy for adolescent girls of different sexuality statuses. Compares five sexuality/pregnancy models to explain variance in national prevalence curves. Finds that adolescent girls have…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Females, Incidence
