Predicting effective contraceptive behavior in college females.
This article reports the results of a preliminary research project that explored the relationship between assertiveness, cognitive development and contraceptive behavior among single young women in their freshman and senior years at college. A total of 60 college women at a university health center volunteered to participate in this pilot study. They filled out three instruments: the Galassi College Self-Expression Scale (SES), the Measure of Intellectual Development (MID) tool and an author-developed sexuality questionnaire. Although there was a significant relationship between cognitive development and assertiveness, no significant relationships were found between cognitive development, assertiveness and use of effective contraception. Interesting descriptive characteristics were identified. Clinical implications are discussed.
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Primary Health Care Department, Rutgers College of Nursing, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001242:Assertiveness; D003071:Cognition; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*