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Full-Text Articles in Child Psychology
Long-Term Outcomes Of An Abstinence-Based, Small-Group Pregnancy Prevention Program In New York City Schools, Lisa D. Lieberman, Heather Gray, Megan Wier, Renee Fiorentino, Patricia Maloney
Long-Term Outcomes Of An Abstinence-Based, Small-Group Pregnancy Prevention Program In New York City Schools, Lisa D. Lieberman, Heather Gray, Megan Wier, Renee Fiorentino, Patricia Maloney
Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works
Context: Despite drops in U.S. teenage birthrates, questions continue to arise about how best to reduce the country's adolescent birthrate. School-based programs continue to be considered one of the best ways to reach adolescents at risk of early sexual activity.
Methods: A total of 312 students completed a pretest, a posttest and a follow-up one year after the posttest: 125 who had participated in a 3-4-month-long abstinence-based small-group intervention led by trained social workers, and 187 in a comparison group that received no special services.
Results: There were few significant differences between the intervention and comparison groups at posttest. At …
The Relationship Among Parenting Styles, Children's Empathy, And Certain Problematic Behaviors In Children And Young Adolescents, Holly Lynn Melvin
The Relationship Among Parenting Styles, Children's Empathy, And Certain Problematic Behaviors In Children And Young Adolescents, Holly Lynn Melvin
Theses Digitization Project
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