The Effect of Cognitive Development and Premarital Sexual Permissiveness on Adolescent Pregnancy
Description:
A literature review revealed 15 variables as commonly studied as associated with adolescent pregnancy. The research showed conflicting results in many of these areas. Twenty-one pregnant and 20 non-pregnant adolescents were tested using the Arlin Test of Formal Reasoning (ATFR) and the Reiss's Premarital Sexual Permissiveness Scale. Pregnant participants were expected to score lower than non-pregnant participants on the ATFR; and, the low permissives (based on responses to the Reiss's Premarita…
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Date:
December 1988
Creator:
Powers, Pamela Kay
Partner:
UNT Libraries