Pregnant Low-Income Teenagers: A Social Structural Model of the Determinants of Abortion-Seeking Behavior.

Dworkin, Rosalind J.; Poindexter, Alfred N.

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Publication Date: 1980-Mar

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Pregnant Low-Income Teenagers: A Social Structural Model of the Determinants of Abortion-Seeking Behavior.

Dworkin, Rosalind J.; Poindexter, Alfred N.

Youth and Society, v11 n3 p295-309 Mar 1980

Reviews literature on teenage abortion seekers. Suggests and tests a theoretical model designed to predict whether a low-income pregnant teenager will decide to abort or to deliver her baby. Concludes that age and socioemotional variables are the strongest predictive elements in the model. (GC)

Descriptors: Abortions, Adolescents, Age, Educational Background, Individual Characteristics, Low Income Groups, Marital Status, Models, Predictor Variables, Pregnancy, Psychological Patterns, Race

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas (Houston)

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