SOCIO-CULTURAL CONTEXT OF HISPANIC ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY

这个为期五年的项目将调查社会、文化和 青少年性行为的行为前因，怀孕， 低收入西班牙裔（主要是墨西哥人）的生育和养育 和中美洲）东洛杉矶17岁及以下的青少年。 1 - 2年级将利用民族志和定性方法进行探索 在50名青少年母亲及其伴侣和50名 非母亲、姐妹/表亲"对照"。 过去的研究表明， 女性的伴侣对生殖行为有显著影响 但人们对他的角色知之甚少。包括非- 母亲女性相对"控制"将允许生命历程的比较 和青少年母亲和年轻女性的态度， 文化和家庭环境，但还不是母亲本身。 第3 - 4年将对1000名青少年母亲进行调查， 定性阶段调查结果的普遍性。 差异 年轻人（12 - 15岁）和老年人（16 - 17岁）的生活事件模式 青少年，来自不同国家的青少年，以及来自不同国家的青少年。 文化融合水平将得到进一步研究。 第五年将致力于分析 传播研究成果。 本研究回应了 用于青少年生育的背景数据，旨在 解决我们对变量的定量理解之间的差距 与青春期生育有关， 这些因素是如何影响个人的决定， 性亲密，结合形成，避孕措施使用，妊娠解决 决定，人生的轨迹。 研究结果在实际生产中具有一定的实用价值。 设计各种预防和干预方案 解决与早期性行为、怀孕、 还有生孩子

This five-year project will investigate the social, cultural, and behavioral antecedents of adolescent sexual behavior, pregnancy, childbearing, and parenting among low income Hispanic (primarily Mexican and Central American) adolescents age 17 and under in East Los Angeles. Years 1-2 will utilize ethnographic and qualitative methods to explore transitional events among 50 adolescent mothers, their partners, and 50 non-mother, sister/cousin "controls". Past research suggests that a young woman's partner has a significant influence on reproductive behavior although very little is known about his role. The inclusion of the non- mother female relative "control" will allow comparison of the life course and attitudes of teen mothers and young women who are from the same cultural and familial environment but are not yet mothers themselves. Years 3-4 will implement a survey of 1000 teen mothers developed to test the generalizability of findings from the qualitative phase. Differences in the patterning of life events among younger (12-15) and older (16-17) teens, teens from different countries of origin, and teens of different acculturation levels will be explored. Year 5 will be devoted to analysis and dissemination of research results. This study responds to the need for contextualized data on adolescent childbearing and was designed to address the gap between our quantitative understanding of variables associated with adolescent childbearing and our qualitative understanding of how these factors operate to influence individual decisions about sexual intimacy, union formation, contraceptive use, pregnancy resolution decisions, and life course. The results will have practical value in the design of a wide variety of prevention and intervention programs addressing health problems related to early sexual behavior, pregnancy, and childbearing.