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Robbins, Cynthia; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1985
Tested causal models predicting unmarried adolescent pregnancy using data from 2,158 young adults. Among the males, having a girlfriend become pregnant is associated with school difficulties, low parental socioeconomic status, and high popularity. Among females, pregnancy risk is related to race, low socioeconomic status, father absence, number of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, High Risk Persons, Influences, Predictor Variables
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Massoud, Samia L. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1991
Describes a study that used a computer survey to investigate the relationship between computer attitudes and the selected variables of age, gender, and computer knowledge among adult basic education students in Texas. Hypotheses tested are explained, comparisons are made with a national sample, and recommendations for further studies are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Age Differences, Attitudes
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Basen-Engquist, Karen; Tortolero, Susan; Parcel, Guy S. – Journal of Health Education, 1997
Assessed differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White adolescents' HIV risk behaviors and psychosocial determinants. Surveys indicated that attitude was the strongest predictor of intention and risky behavior for both sexes. There were ethnic differences in sexual experience and condom use for females but not for males. Other predictor…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Condoms, Cultural Differences