Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 46 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 310 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 725 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 1990 |
Descriptor
| Pregnancy | 4299 |
| Adolescents | 1531 |
| Females | 999 |
| Mothers | 893 |
| Early Parenthood | 845 |
| Sexuality | 842 |
| Foreign Countries | 803 |
| Prevention | 693 |
| Sex Education | 574 |
| Contraception | 553 |
| Prenatal Influences | 482 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 147 |
| Policymakers | 83 |
| Teachers | 73 |
| Parents | 40 |
| Community | 32 |
| Researchers | 29 |
| Students | 28 |
| Administrators | 21 |
| Counselors | 18 |
| Support Staff | 8 |
| Media Staff | 4 |
| More ▼ | |
Location
| California | 102 |
| United States | 74 |
| Canada | 57 |
| Australia | 56 |
| United Kingdom | 56 |
| Texas | 55 |
| South Africa | 46 |
| North Carolina | 43 |
| United Kingdom (England) | 37 |
| Florida | 32 |
| New York | 32 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 1 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 1 |
| Does not meet standards | 2 |
Peer reviewedSmith, Delores E.; And Others – Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 1994
Self-esteem measures were administered to 100 pregnant/parenting or never-pregnant adolescents; 41 were African American and 59 European American. Self-esteem was associated with pregnancy for the latter but not the former. Never-pregnant European American girls scored significantly higher than pregnant/parenting European Americans on 10 of 12…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Ethnic Status, Pregnancy
Peer reviewedKalmuss, Debra – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1992
Uses data from Cycle IV of the National Survey of Family Growth to evaluate whether adoption is feasible pregnancy resolution strategy for African-American teenagers. Results indicated that existing data do not provide sound basis for conclusions about whether adoption can ultimately serve as alternative to early child rearing for larger numbers…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Blacks, Decision Making
Peer reviewedTrad, Paul V. – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1994
Explains how previewing may be applied to help adolescents adjust to developmental vicissitudes. Notes that previewing is innovative strategy derived from early life caregiver-infant interaction that encourages adolescent to represent and predict interpersonal outcomes of her behaviors. Discusses application of previewing to case involving…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Counseling Techniques, Females
Peer reviewedMiller, Brent C.; Dyk, Patricia H. – Family Relations, 1991
Evaluated effects of participation in program for pregnant and parenting teenagers (n=178); divided subjects into nonparticipation, low level participation, and high level participation. Results suggested some positive net effect of participants relative to comparison group at one site but ambiguous effects at the other site. (ABL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Mothers, Pregnancy
Peer reviewedWilliams, Lindy; Sobieszczyk, Teresa – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2003
Compares husbands' and wives' views of the wantedness of their most recent pregnancy in the Philippines. Finds that those most at risk of experiencing a pregnancy that neither spouse wanted tended to be those who were practicing Catholics who attended religious services frequently and those among whom the husband was the sole breadwinner.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Contraception, Foreign Countries, Marriage
Download full textBarlow, Allison; Mullany, Britta C.; Neault, Nicole; Davis, Yvonne; Billy, Trudy; Hastings, Ranelda; Coho-Mescal, Valerie; Lake, Kristin; Powers, Julia; Clouse, Emily; Reid, Raymond; Walkup, John T. – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, 2010
American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents have high rates of pregnancy, as well as alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and, increasingly, methamphetamine (meth) use. The progression of adolescent drug use to meth use could have devastating impacts on AI communities, particularly when youth are simultaneously at risk for teen childbearing. In…
Descriptors: Prevention, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Drug Abuse
Direct linkMueller, Trisha; Gavin, Lorrie; Oman, Roy; Vesely, Sara; Aspy, Cheryl; Tolma, Eleni; Rodine, Sharon – Health Education & Behavior, 2010
Youth internal assets and external resources are protective factors that can help youth avoid potentially harmful behaviors. This study investigates how the relationship between youth assets or resources and two sexual risk behaviors (ever had sex and birth control use) varied by gender. Data were collected through in-home interviews from…
Descriptors: Role Models, Contraception, Females, Prevention
Holcombe, Emily; Carrier, David; Manlove, Jennifer; Ryan, Suzanne – Child Trends, 2008
Teens typically fail to use contraceptives consistently, which contributes to high rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among this age group. Existing research has focused primarily on how teens' own characteristics are related to contraceptive use, but has paid less attention to how the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Parents, Sexuality, Contraception
Hutchinson, Katherine Conlon; Moore, Ginger A.; Propper, Cathi B.; Mariaskin, Amy – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2008
To understand experiences of incarcerated pregnant women, 25 pregnant women in a state prison were interviewed. Responses were coded for frequency and intensity of narrative themes. Psychological distress and recall of past relationships with mothers were assessed using questionnaires. Participants reported moderate depression and high hostility…
Descriptors: Mothers, Females, Correctional Institutions, Caregivers
Altink, Marieke E.; Arias-Vasquez, Alejandro; Franke, Barbara; Slaats-Willemse, Dorine I. E.; Buschgens, Cathelijne J. M.; Rommelse, Nanda N. J.; Fliers, Ellen A.; Anney, Richard; Brookes, Keeley-Joanne; Chen, Wai; Gill, Michael; Mulligan, Aisling; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund; Thompson, Margaret; Sergeant, Joseph A.; Faraone, Stephen V.; Asherson, Philip; Buitelaar, Jan K. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008
Background: The dopamine receptor D4 ("DRD4") 7-repeat allele and maternal smoking during pregnancy are both considered as risk factors in the aetiology of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but few studies have been conducted on their interactive effects in causing ADHD. The purpose of this study is to examine the gene by…
Descriptors: Siblings, Smoking, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Pregnancy
Hadfield, L.; Rudoe, N.; Sanderson-Mann, J. – Gender and Education, 2007
In this paper we ask: How is motherhood being represented in the British media, especially in relation to choice, age and fertility? Do media discourses reflect a redefinition or transformation of "motherhood" in the twenty-first century, and what implications do they have for feminist research into maternal identity and motherhood? As…
Descriptors: Mothers, Mass Media Effects, Feminism, Social Values
Mullany, Britta C.; Becker, S.; Hindin, M. J. – Health Education Research, 2007
Observational studies suggest that including men in reproductive health interventions can enhance positive health outcomes. A randomized controlled trial was designed to test the impact of involving male partners in antenatal health education on maternal health care utilization and birth preparedness in urban Nepal. In total, 442 women seeking…
Descriptors: Spouses, Health Education, Females, Health Behavior
Allanson, Susie – Clinical Psychologist, 2007
Decision ambivalence is a key concept in abortion literature, but has been poorly operationalised. This study explored the concept of decision ambivalence via an Abortion Decision Balance Sheet (ADBS) articulating reasons both for and against terminating an unintended pregnancy. Ninety-six women undergoing an early abortion for psychosocial…
Descriptors: Role Models, Females, Pregnancy, Decision Making
Alford, Sue; Huberman, Barbara – Advocates for Youth, 2009
Despite recent declines in teen pregnancy, U.S. teen birth and sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates remain among the highest in the western world. Given the need to focus limited prevention resources on effective programs, Advocates for Youth undertook exhaustive reviews of existing research to compile a list of the programs proven effective…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Family Planning, Community Programs, Pregnancy
Joe, Sean; Joe, Emanique; Rowley, Larry L. – Review of Research in Education, 2009
Educational research, practice, and institutions regularly highlight the significance of factors outside of schooling that affect children's engagement and participation in classroom learning. The health of children and families is one such issue with implications for the quality of children's school experiences, treatment in school, and academic…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Disorders, Academic Achievement
