DATING RELATIONSHIPS AND ADOLESCENT FERTILITY BEHAVIORS

约会关系和青少年生育行为

• 批准号: 6484850
• 负责人: PEGGY C GIORDANO
• 金额: $ 5.61万
• 依托单位: BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-09-01 至 2003-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6484850
• 关键词: adolescence (12-20); behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; contraceptives; dyadic interaction; fertility; friendships; gender difference; high risk behavior /lifestyle; human subject; interpersonal relations; interview; peer group; racial /ethnic difference; sex behavior; social perception

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from the Applicant's Abstract): Adolescent sexual and reproductive behaviors typically occur within a relationship context. Nonetheless, our understanding of early romantic relationships and their impact is extremely limited. Thus our primary objective is to specify the nature and meaning of adolescent heterosexual relationship experiences and to determine how variations in these experiences influence sexual and fertility-related behaviors. Because the empirical literature has emphasized the importance of peer norms and behaviors, we will also assess the relative impact of dating partner and peers on sexual behavior, contraceptive practices as well as involvement in other problem behaviors (e.g., alcohol and drug use) than can contribute independently to sexual risk-taking. A major interest is to specify how the experiences associated with age, gender and race/ethnicity influence the meaning of dating relationships and their connections to sexual outcomes. The investigators propose to conduct in-home interviews with a stratified, random sample of 1,500 adolescents drawn from all seventh, ninth, and eleventh grade youth currently residing in Lucas County, Ohio (the Toledo Adolescent Relationship Study -- TARS). The longitudinal design includes a follow-up one year after the initial interview, and in-depth interviews with a subsample (n=200) of the respondents. A parent or guardian will also complete a short questionnaire at both waves. They plan to conduct analyses using the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Health) in areas where there is measurement overlap, and to help establish the validity of findings derived from measures unique to TARS. The symbolic interactionist interpretation of exchange offers a useful conceptual framework for this study because of its focus on perceptions of the rewards, costs, and meanings of relationships as socially constructed and variable rather than fixed or self-evident. Thus, we intend to build a portrait of adolescent heterosexual relations by specifying how their rewards, patterns of interaction and vicissitudes compare to those of the more frequently studied same-gender friendships. We will add to this portrait by focusing attention on relational qualities that may be unique to the romantic context (heightened emotionality, concerns over exclusivity) and reflective of the development stage of the actors involved (e.g., feelings of social/ communication awkwardness). We will use this complement of relationship qualities to assess age-graded changes, and to determine how gender and race/ethnicity influence the meaning and salience of these early relations. The longitudinal design of the proposed study will allow us to determine the degree to which specific relationship qualities and partner characteristics (and combinations of these) influence timing of intercourse, contraceptive practices, and sexual risk-taking. Because we also measure peer norms and behaviors, we will be able to determine the contraceptive practices, and sexual risk-taking. Because we also measure peer norms and behaviors, we will be able to determine the degree of partner influence on sexual and fertility-related behaviors net of the well-documented role of peers.

描述（改编自申请人的摘要）：青少年性和 生殖行为通常发生在关系上下文中。 但是，我们对早期浪漫关系及其影响的理解 非常有限。因此，我们的主要目标是指定性质和 青少年异性关系经验的含义并确定 这些经历的变化如何影响与性生育有关 行为。因为经验文献强调了 同行规范和行为，我们还将评估约会的相对影响 伴侣和性行为，避孕措施以及 参与其他问题行为（例如，酒精和吸毒） 为性冒险独立贡献。主要兴趣是指定 与年龄，性别和种族/种族影响的经历如何影响 约会关系及其与性结果的联系的含义。 调查人员建议通过分层进行家庭访谈 从所有第七，第九和第十一 年级青年目前居住在俄亥俄州卢卡斯县（托莱多青少年 关系研究 - 焦油）。纵向设计包括后续设计 初次面试后的一年，以及与子样本的深入访谈 （n = 200）受访者。父母或监护人也将完成一小段 问卷都在两个波浪中。他们计划使用国家进行分析 青少年健康的纵向调查（ADD健康） 测量重叠，并帮助确定发现结果的有效性 从焦油独特的措施中。 符号互动主义对交流的解释提供了有用的 这项研究的概念框架是因为它专注于对 奖励，成本和人际关系的含义，如社会建构和 可变而不是固定或不言而喻。因此，我们打算构建肖像 通过指定他们的奖励方式，模式的方式，青春期异性关系 与更频繁研究的相比，相互作用和替代 同性友谊。我们将通过将注意力集中在 可能是浪漫情境独有的关系品质（增强 情感性，对排他性的关注）和反思发展 参与演员的阶段（例如，社交/沟通的感觉 尴尬）。我们将使用这种关系质量的补充来评估 年龄成年的变化，并确定性别和种族/种族的影响 这些早期关系的含义和显着性。纵向设计 拟议的研究将使我们能够确定哪个特定程度 关系素质和伴侣特征（这些组合） 影响性交，避孕措施和性的时机 冒险。因为我们也衡量了同行规范和行为，所以我们将能够 确定避孕措施和性冒险。因为我们 同样可以衡量同伴规范和行为，我们将能够确定程度 伴侣对与性和生育有关的行为的影响 同龄人有据可查的角色。