Adolescent Awareness of the Changing Legal Landscape of Abortion in the United States and Its Implications.
Adolescent Awareness of the Changing Legal Landscape of Abortion in the United States and Its Implications.
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青少年对美国堕胎法律格局变化的认识及其影响。
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10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.04.008
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2023
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Maslowsky,Julie
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Allison,BiancaA;Vear,Kinsey;Hoopes,AndreaJ;Maslowsky,Julie
在美国，对堕胎的限制将对青少年产生不成比例的负面影响。在最高法院裁决推翻联邦保护堕胎之前，我们试图研究青少年对堕胎的法律的景观的认识和知识，以及变化可能会如何影响themes.MethodsWe通过短信向全国范围内14-24岁的青少年样本进行了5个问题的开放式调查，2022年5月20日。我们使用归纳共识编码对响应进行编码。计算代码频率和人口统计学数据的汇总统计量，并使用总体和亚组（例如，年龄，种族和民族，性别，和居住国的限制）。ResultsA共654回答（79%的响应率），其中11%是18岁以下。大多数青少年都意识到堕胎机会的潜在变化。大多数青少年报告说，他们使用互联网和社交媒体获取有关堕胎的信息。总体而言，对不断变化的法律的环境的负面情绪占主导地位，包括愤怒、恐惧和悲伤。在考虑堕胎决定的因素时，青少年最常讨论的是财务和生活环境，包括他们的未来，年龄，教育，成熟度和情绪稳定性。主题是相对的，均匀分布在subgroup.DiscussionOur研究表明，许多青少年都知道并关注堕胎限制的潜在影响，在不同的年龄，性别，种族/民族，和地理角度。在这一关键时刻，理解和放大青少年的声音是必要的，以告知新的接入解决方案和政策举措，集中青年的需求。
PurposeRestrictions on abortion in the United States will have disproportionate and negative impacts on adolescents. Prior to the Supreme Court ruling to overturn federal protection of abortion, we sought to examine adolescents' awareness and knowledge about the legal landscape of abortion and how changes might affect them.MethodsWe fielded a 5-question open-ended survey via text message to a nationwide sample of adolescents aged 14–24 years on May 20, 2022. We coded the responses using inductive consensus coding. Summary statistics were calculated for code frequencies and demographic data, and analyzed qualitatively using visual inspection of results overall and by subgroups (e.g., age, race and ethnicity, gender, and restrictiveness of state of residence).ResultsA total of 654 responded (79% response rate), of which 11% were under 18 years. Most adolescents were aware of potential changes to abortion access. Most adolescents reported using the internet and social media for information about abortions. Overall, negative emotions about the changing legal landscape predominated, including anger, fear, and sadness. When considering factors for abortion decisions, adolescents most often discussed finances and life circumstances including their future, age, education, maturity, and emotional stability. Themes were relatively, uniformly distributed across subgroups.DiscussionOur study suggests that many adolescents are aware of and concerned about potential impacts of abortion restrictions, across a diversity of ages, gender, racial/ethnic, and geographic perspectives. Understanding and amplifying the voices of adolescents during this critical time is necessary to inform novel access solutions and policy initiatives that center the needs of youth.