Exploring the Influence of Neighborhood-Level Factors on Adolescent Birth Rates in California: A Social-Ecological Approach

Autor/inn/en	Decker, Martha J.; Gutmann-Gonzalez, Abigail; Lara, Diana; Brindis, Claire D.
Titel	Exploring the Influence of Neighborhood-Level Factors on Adolescent Birth Rates in California: A Social-Ecological Approach
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 51 (2019) 1, S.49-72 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X16660323
Schlagwörter	Neighborhoods; Birth Rate; Social Influences; Stakeholders; Adolescents; Employment; Interaction; Educational Opportunities; Parent Child Relationship; Interpersonal Communication; Sexuality; Knowledge Level; Clinics; Poverty; Crime; Negative Attitudes; Pregnancy; Early Parenthood; Counties; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Youth Programs; Safety; Social Attitudes; Sex Education; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Sozialer Einfluss; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Dienstverhältnis; Interaktion; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Sexualität; Wissensbasis; Armut; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Negative Fixierung; Schwangerschaft; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Jugendsofortprogramm; Sicherheit; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Kalifornien
Abstract	This article examines neighborhood-level factors to help explain why adolescent birth rate trajectories differ in certain communities in California, with rates in some areas remaining elevated or increasing while rates in other areas with similar demographic characteristics declined. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 94 community stakeholders and 22 focus groups with 186 adolescents from five "promising" communities (with declining adolescent birth rates) and five "struggling" communities (persistently elevated or increasing rates). Promising communities had more employment prospects, better neighbor interactions, and greater educational opportunities for youth. Parent-child communication around sex and youth knowledge of clinics were also more common. In contrast, struggling communities tended to have higher perceived levels of crime and poverty and more negative attitudes toward youth. These findings illustrate the complexity of factors that influence adolescents' lives and decision-making. Synergistic community-based approaches to adolescent health and development are critical to promote positive health outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01