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Kapinus, Carolyn. and Gorman, Bridget. "Closeness with Parents and Perceived Consequences of Pregnancy among Male and Female Adolescents" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA,, Aug 14, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p109901_index.html>

Kapinus, C. and Gorman, B. K. , 2004-08-14 "Closeness with Parents and Perceived Consequences of Pregnancy among Male and Female Adolescents" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA, Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p109901_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Using the 1994-1995 National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we examine the effect of closeness with mother and father on teen beliefs regarding the consequences of pregnancy. Unlike previous studies in this area, we include measures of closeness to both mother and father, and examine effects for both males and females by family type (two biological/adoptive, stepfather, and single mother families). Our findings indicate that the relationship between closeness and beliefs about pregnancy varies by gender and family type. Parental closeness is most salient for boys living with two biological/adoptive parents. For girls living with two biological/married parents, and boys and girls living in stepfather families, the effects operate through control measures (i.e., other aspects of the parent-child relationship, as well as adolescent, socioeconomic, and demographic controls). For teens living in single mother families, closeness with mother has no effect on beliefs about the consequences of pregnancy. Overall, our study finds that, rather than closeness per se, it is teen beliefs regarding their parents viewpoint on educational achievement and engagement in sexual activity that has the strongest effect on their beliefs regarding the consequences of pregnancy.

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