Teen Incentives Program: Evaluation of a Health Promotion Model for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention.

Smith, Marcia A. Bayne

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ERIC Number: EJ478604

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Publication Date: 1994

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Teen Incentives Program: Evaluation of a Health Promotion Model for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention.

Smith, Marcia A. Bayne

Journal of Health Education, v25 n1 p24-29 Jan-Feb 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 participants. (SM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Contraception, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Parenthood, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, High School Freshmen, High Schools, Inner City, Locus of Control, Program Effectiveness, Self Concept, Sexuality, Student Motivation

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)

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