Shifting the Paradigm in Oregon from Teen Pregnancy Prevention to Youth Sexual Health

Shifting the paradigm in Oregon from teen pregnancy prevention to youth sexual health.

Oregon's work on teen pregnancy prevention during the previous 20 years has shifted from a risk-focused paradigm to a youth development model that places young people at the center of their sexual health and well-being. During 2005, the Oregon Governor's Office requested that an ad hoc committee of state agency and private partners develop recommendations for the next phase of teen pregnancy pr...

Childhood Sexual Abuse and Teen Pregnancy

Teen pregnancy, motherhood, and unprotected sexual activity.

The sexual behaviors and attitudes toward condom use of adolescent mothers (N = 572) from ethnic minority groups were examined. Constructs from social cognitive theory (SCT), the theory of reasoned action (TRA), and the theory of planned behavior (TPB; e.g., intentions to use condoms, self-efficacy, outcome expectancies) were measured with questionnaires. Measures of AIDS and condom-use knowled...

from linguistics to literature: a linguistic approach to the study of linguistic deviations in the turkish divan of shahriar

chapter i provides an overview of structural linguistics and touches upon the saussurean dichotomies with the final goal of exploring their relevance to the stylistic studies of literature. to provide evidence for the singificance of the study, chapter ii deals with the controversial issue of linguistics and literature, and presents opposing views which, at the same time, have been central to t...

Guidance for Teen Pregnancy Prevention Researchers

ABOUT THIS RESEARCH BRIEF This ASPE Research Brief was written by Brian Goesling of Mathematica Policy Research as part of an ongoing systematic review of the teen pregnancy prevention literature. Since 2009, Mathematica and its partner, Child Trends, have conducted the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Evidence Review under contract with HHS. The review aims to identify, assess, and rate the rigor of ...