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YEAR: 1998

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Predicting teenage girls' sexual activity and contraception use: an

application of matching law.

AUTHORS

Bulow PJ; Meller PJ

SOURCE

JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY. 1998 Nov;26(6):581-96.

ABSTRACT

The high incidence of teenage sexual activity and poor contraceptive practices is a significant social problem.

Previous attempts to explicate the variables associated with high-risk sexual behavior in teens have revealed a variety

of associated factors. However, this study has not led to a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon, nor

has it resulted to the development of interventions to remedy this concern. This present study proposed the

application of Herrnstein's Matching Law as an effective approach of explaining, in simple terms, the reasons that

some young people show a greater predilection for high-risk sexual activity. About 300 female suburban high school

students aged 14-19 years and from diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds (Anglo, African American,

Latino, and Asian) were surveyed. Overall findings suggest that Matching Law could be used to predict high-risk

sexual behavior with a good deal of accuracy across the different age, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 47-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Predicting teenage girls' sexual activity and contraception

use: an application of matching law.", is(are) Bulow PJ; Meller PJ. The source of this article is "JOURNAL OF

COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY. 1998 Nov;26(6):581-96.". This article was published in 1998 in English language(s).

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