Griffin-Carlson M S, Mackin K J
RMC Research Corporation, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Adolescence. 1993 Spring;28(109):1-11.
Four hundred thirty-nine females (ages 12-21) seeking abortions were surveyed concerning support networks they utilized during their pregnancy crisis. Fifty-one percent of this sample reported confiding in their parents, while 49% reported that they did not confide in their parents. The relationship between perceived dependence, as well as family communication, and the teenagers' decision to seek parental advice regarding their pregnancy crisis was examined. The following variables were used to study the characteristics of these two groups: age, marital status, living arrangements, employment status, maturity, general family communication, and family communication regarding sexuality. The results revealed that the degree of financial and emotional dependence and the quality and nature of family communication were closely related to the teenagers' decision to confide in their parents about the decision to seek an abortion. Implications of the findings include the need for more empirical information before making legislative decisions regarding parental consent. Suggestions for further research include an investigation of the effects of parental responses on teenagers who choose abortion and a comparative examination of the characteristics of families of confiders with those of nonconfiders.
对439名寻求堕胎的12至21岁女性进行了调查，了解她们在怀孕危机期间所利用的支持网络。该样本中有51%的人表示向父母倾诉过，而49%的人表示没有向父母倾诉。研究了感知到的依赖性以及家庭沟通与青少年就怀孕危机寻求父母建议的决定之间的关系。使用以下变量来研究这两组的特征：年龄、婚姻状况、居住安排、就业状况、成熟度、一般家庭沟通以及关于性的家庭沟通。结果显示，经济和情感依赖程度以及家庭沟通的质量和性质与青少年就堕胎决定向父母倾诉的决定密切相关。研究结果的影响包括在做出关于父母同意的立法决定之前需要更多实证信息。进一步研究的建议包括调查父母的反应对选择堕胎的青少年的影响，以及对倾诉者家庭和非倾诉者家庭的特征进行比较研究。
