Publication Date
2005
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Education (MSEd)
Department
Counselor Education
Abstract
A prospective study examining the relationship between teen pregnancy and selfesteem was taken with 113 urban upstate New York students aged 12 through 19 years. Utilizing the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Inventory and a questionnaire of demographic and attitudinal information yielded a limited, to no significant relationship between pregnancy and self-esteem. The study however did show a pregnancy rate of 8% current to administration and 22% of teen females who reported “ever” being pregnant. The sexual activity experience rate was nearly 70% for these teens, with limited access to that resolve (pregnancy to term or abortion). Further research implications and areas of study are discussed as well as salience of self-esteem as it relates to pregnancy, sexual activity, and socio-economic status. Implications for counseling interventions are also discussed.
Repository Citation
Curran, Robert P., "Teen Pregnancy, Self-Esteem, and their Relationship in an Urban High School" (2005). Counselor Education Master's Theses. 22.
https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/edc_theses/22