FORMAL OPERATIONAL THINKING: The Role of Cognitive-Developmental Processes in Adolescent Decision-Making About Pregnancy and Contraception

The role of formal operational thinking in adolescent decision-making about pregnancy and contraception is explored through an integration of the cognitive-developmental and pregnancy-contraception literatures. The ways in which cognitive-developmental change mechanisms initiate or hinder formal thi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of orthopsychiatry 1990-07, Vol.60 (3), p.346-356
1. Verfasser:	Gordon, Debra Ellen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescents Biological and medical sciences Birth Control Cognitive Development Counseling Decision Making Developmental psychology Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Human Humans Population Pregnancy Pregnancy in Adolescence - psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Reality Testing Thinking
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Zusammenfassung:	The role of formal operational thinking in adolescent decision-making about pregnancy and contraception is explored through an integration of the cognitive-developmental and pregnancy-contraception literatures. The ways in which cognitive-developmental change mechanisms initiate or hinder formal thinking on pregnancy-contraception are considered, and implications for counseling pregnant adolescents are discussed.
ISSN:	0002-9432 1939-0025
DOI:	10.1037/h0079156