title: Attitudes toward the level of men's involvement in abortion decisions.
abstract: College students completed a questionnaire that assessed their attitudes toward the level of male responsibility in abortion decisions.  Overall, both men and women thought that men should have some degree of involvement in the abortion decision. However, as expected by the first hypothesis, men indicated a desire for more responsibility in the abortion decision than women thought the men should have.  A second hypothesis predicted women would feel more strongly than men that abortion was strictly a woman's issue.  Contrary to the hypothesis, women tended to disagree that abortion was strictly a women's issue.  Implications of the findings are discussed.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Swager
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000569:Americas; D001290:Attitude; D001519:Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D019049:Developed Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D009656:North America; D011584:Psychology; D012106:Research; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012919:Social Behavior; D014481:United States
keywords: Abortion, Induced; Americas; Attitude; Behavior; Decision Making; Developed Countries; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Male Role; North America; Northern America; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Social Behavior; Studies; United States