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Direct linkAbrams, Laura S. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2003
This article explores young women's strategies for seeking personal power and resisting gender-based stereotypes in a wealthy, suburban, White community and a working-class, urban, community of color. Semi-structured interviews with 27 young women were used to examine contextual variations in these gender identity negotiation processes. Both…
Descriptors: Females, Adolescents, Sexual Identity, Individual Power
Peer reviewedLevinson, Ruth Andrea; Wan, Choi K.; Beamer, LuAnn J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1998
The relationship of the Contraceptive Self-Efficacy Scale to contraceptive behavior was explored in four female samples: (1) 258 California adolescents, (2) 259 Chicago (Illinois) adolescents, (3) 231 Montreal (Canada) high school students, and (4) 148 college students. Results are discussed in terms of use in research and clinical settings. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Contraception
