Birth Control Practices and Conservatism
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Personality Assessment
- Vol. 43 (5) , 536-540
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa4305_18
Abstract
This study examined the relationship of conservatism to reports of contraceptive usage, reasons for nonusage of a particular birth control method, and knowledge of birth control information. The never married high conservative subjects who were sexually experienced revealed that they had (a) a lower frequency of usage as well as a lower variety of contraceptive methods; (b) endorsed the beliefs that it was morally wrong and that it was unnatural to use a given birth control method significantly more often as reasons for not using contraceptive techniques; and (c) less knowledge of birth control methods than did low conservative subjects who were sexually experienced. Results were interpreted to support the notion that the fear of loss of control of one's impulses and hence the basis for conservative attitudes are determinants of contraceptive usage.Keywords
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