RUcore: Rutgers University Community Repository
Associations between dating violence and pregnancy prevention behavior among U.S. adolescents: findings from the 2013, 2015, and 2017 Youth risk behavior surveys
Descriptive
Language
LanguageTerm
(authority = ISO 639-3:2007);
(type = text)
English
Genre
(authority = marcgt)
theses
Subject
(authority = RUETD)
Topic
Urban Systems
Subject
(authority = local)
Topic
Adolescent pregnancy
Subject
(authority = local)
Topic
Teenage pregnancy
Subject
(authority = local)
Topic
Risk sexual behavior
Subject
(authority = local)
Topic
Dating violence
Subject
(authority = local)
Topic
Adolescent pregnancy prevention
Subject
(authority = local)
Topic
Mental health
Subject
(authority = local)
Topic
Drug and alcohol use
Abstract
(type = abstract)
Unplanned pregnancy rates continue to remain significantly higher among adolescents attending high school in the United States in comparison to adolescents in other industrialized countries. Previous research studies have shown that the use of pregnancy prevention methods is influenced by various social determinants. The aim of this study was to determine how dating violence victimization affects the frequency of use of pregnancy prevention methods among adolescents attending high school in the United States.
Specifically, to what extent does dating violence victimization affect an adolescent’s ability to recognize use of pregnancy prevention methods are needed (precontemplation) and actually consistently using a prevention method during sexual activity (action). Guided by the precontemplation and action tenets of the transtheoretical model (Prochaska & Di
Clemente, 1994) and Erickson’s developmental theory (1968), the goal of this study was to determine if an association existed between dating violence victimization, physical and/or sexual, grade, race, gender, and frequency of use of pregnancy prevention behaviors among adolescents attending high school in the United States. Data sets were also examined to determine if a relationship existed between acts of dating violence and use of prevention methods, mental health, and alcohol and drug use.
Using selected items from the 2013, 2015, and 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a secondary analysis of data was conducted. A sample of high school students yielded results from 10,473 questionnaires. Analyses of the questionnaire responses indicated there is an associative relationship between dating violence victimization and the frequency of use of pregnancy prevention methods. This results of this study also revealed a relationship between dating violence, associative factors, and use of pregnancy prevention methods.
However, significance varied based on race, gender, grade level, and type of dating violence victimization. On this basis, it is recommended stakeholders use these findings to develop pregnancy prevention interventions based on individual needs guided by race, gender, grade level, and type of dating violence experienced. This study provides a framework for the development of new innovative approaches to advance prevention strategies through policies, practices, and programs based on current research.
Specifically, to what extent does dating violence victimization affect an adolescent’s ability to recognize use of pregnancy prevention methods are needed (precontemplation) and actually consistently using a prevention method during sexual activity (action). Guided by the precontemplation and action tenets of the transtheoretical model (Prochaska & Di
Clemente, 1994) and Erickson’s developmental theory (1968), the goal of this study was to determine if an association existed between dating violence victimization, physical and/or sexual, grade, race, gender, and frequency of use of pregnancy prevention behaviors among adolescents attending high school in the United States. Data sets were also examined to determine if a relationship existed between acts of dating violence and use of prevention methods, mental health, and alcohol and drug use.
Using selected items from the 2013, 2015, and 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a secondary analysis of data was conducted. A sample of high school students yielded results from 10,473 questionnaires. Analyses of the questionnaire responses indicated there is an associative relationship between dating violence victimization and the frequency of use of pregnancy prevention methods. This results of this study also revealed a relationship between dating violence, associative factors, and use of pregnancy prevention methods.
However, significance varied based on race, gender, grade level, and type of dating violence victimization. On this basis, it is recommended stakeholders use these findings to develop pregnancy prevention interventions based on individual needs guided by race, gender, grade level, and type of dating violence experienced. This study provides a framework for the development of new innovative approaches to advance prevention strategies through policies, practices, and programs based on current research.
PhysicalDescription
Extent
151 pages : illustrations
InternetMediaType
application/pdf
InternetMediaType
text/xml
Note
(type = degree)
Ph.D
Note
(type = bibliography)
Includes bibliographical references.
Name
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Saffold
NamePart
(type = given)
Tyshaneka LaMina
DisplayForm
Tyshaneka LaMina Saffold
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
author
Name
(type = personal)
NamePart
(type = family)
Zha
NamePart
(type = given)
Peijia
Affiliation
Advisory Committee
DisplayForm
Peijia Zha
Role
RoleTerm
(authority = RULIB)
chair
Name
(type = corporate);
(authority = RULIB)
NamePart
Graduate School - Newark
Role
RoleTerm
(type = text);
(authority = RULIB)
school
OriginInfo
DateCreated
(encoding = w3cdtf);
(qualifier = exact)
2020
DateOther
(type = degree);
(encoding = w3cdtf);
(qualifier = exact)
2020-10
CopyrightDate
(encoding = w3cdtf);
(qualifier = exact)
2020
TypeOfResource
Text
TitleInfo
Title
Associations between dating violence and pregnancy prevention behavior among U.S. adolescents: findings from the 2013, 2015, and 2017 Youth risk behavior surveys
RelatedItem
(type = host)
TitleInfo
Title
Graduate School - Newark Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Identifier
(type = local)
rucore10002600001
Location
PhysicalLocation
(authority = marcorg);
(displayLabel = Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
NjNbRU
Identifier
(type = doi)
doi:10.7282/t3-hryw-pm15
Back to the top
Rights
RightsDeclaration
(AUTHORITY = RULIB);
(TYPE = rulibRdec0006)
The author owns the copyright to this work.
RightsEvent
Type
Permission or license
DateTime
(encoding = w3cdtf);
(qualifier = exact)
2022-04-12
AssociatedObject
Type
License
Name
Author Agreement License
Detail
I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
Copyright
Status
Copyright protected
Availability
Status
Open
Reason
Permission or license
Back to the top
Technical
RULTechMD
(ID = TECHNICAL1)
ContentModel
ETD
CreatingApplication
Version
1.7
DateCreated
(point = start);
(encoding = w3cdtf);
(qualifier = exact)
2020-09-29T19:53:22
DateCreated
(point = end);
(encoding = w3cdtf);
(qualifier = exact)
2020-09-29T19:53:22
Back to the top
Statistical Profile