Teenage Pregnancy: A Prospective Study of Self-Esteem and Other Sociodemographic Factors

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The relationship of self-esteem and other factors theorized to contribute to teenage pregnancy were examined. The Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory and a questionnaire concerning demographic, attitudinal and other factors, were administered to 874 of the 1007 teenage women enrolled in 2 city high schools. During the following year, 95 of 858 teenage women followed up became pregnant, a pregnancy rate of 11.1%. No significant association of self-esteem with subsequent pregnancy was shown. Of the 27 questionnaire items, 12 were associated significantly with pregnancy. Either alone or in combination, there were no more than 57% sensitivity and 67% specificity for prediction of subsequent pregnancy from the questionnaires.

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