title: Exploring the relationship between purpose in life and African American adolescents' use of prenatal care services.
abstract: This article presents findings of a study that explored the relationship between purpose in life and African American adolescents' use of prenatal care services. The findings revealed no statistically significant relationship, thus suggesting that purpose in life may not be a crucial factor in determining whether African American adolescents use prenatal care services. The need to explore the influence of other variables on service use and the importance of considering such findings for appropriate health care and social work intervention are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama School of Social Work, Tuscaloosa 35487-0314, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Spence
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holliman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001741:Black or African American; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010684:Philosophy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life; D014481:United States