Influence of Parents, Peers, and Partners on the Contraceptive Use of College Men and Women.

Thompson, Linda; Spanier, Graham B.

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Publication Date: 1978

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Influence of Parents, Peers, and Partners on the Contraceptive Use of College Men and Women

Thompson, Linda; Spanier, Graham B.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 40, 3, 481-92, Aug 78

This study investigates the relative influences of parents, peers, and partners on the contraceptive use of college men and women. Self-administered questionnaires were completed by a nonprobability, purposive sample of 434 never-married, sexually active males and females between the ages of 17 and 22 years. (Author)

Descriptors: College Students, Contraception, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Research Projects, Sexuality

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Language: English

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