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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Cognitive development, egocentrism, self-esteem, and adolescent

contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and behavior.

AUTHORS

Holmbeck GN; Crossman RE; Wandrei ML; Gasiewski E

SOURCE

JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE. 1994 Apr;23(2):169-93.

ABSTRACT

The relationship of cognitive development, egocentrism, and self-esteem to adolescent contraceptive knowledge,

attitudes, and behavior was investigated in 300 high school and college students (101 males and 199 females) 14-

19 years old. There was general support for the study's hypothesis that students with higher levels of cognitive

development and self-esteem and lower egocentrism would be more knowledgeable about contraception, be more

likely to use birth control, and have more positive attitudes about contraception. Cognitive development was

positively associated with all of the knowledge variables and with self-reported condom use. Self-esteem was linked

to two of the four knowledge variables, self-reported condom use, and positive attitudes toward contraception. There

was an inverse relationship between egocentrism and contraceptive use, but, contrary to expectations, a positive

association between egocentrism and knowledge of contraceptive effectiveness. Gender-specific analyses revealed

that male students had significantly higher scores than females on the cognitive development and self-esteem

measures, while female students scored higher on items measuring knowledge of contraceptive methods and

attitudes toward their use. The association of cognitive development with knowledge variables suggests that the

ability of adolescents to retain information is related to their capacity to reason and generate alternatives. Overall,

these findings suggest a need for attention to the goodness of fit between sex education curricula and the level of

cognitive development of the intended audience. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 3575-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Cognitive development, egocentrism, self-esteem, and

adolescent contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and behavior.", is(are) Holmbeck GN; Crossman RE; Wandrei ML;

Gasiewski E. The source of this article is "JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE. 1994 Apr;23(2):169-93.".

This article was published in 1994 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 3575-06. All

rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8575

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