TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescent men's pregnancy resolution choices in relation to an unintended pregnancy: A comparative analysis of adolescent men in three countries
AU - Lohan, Maria
AU - Olivari, Maria
AU - Corkindale, Carolyn
AU - Milani, Luca
AU - Confalonieri, Emanuela
AU - Cruise, Sharon
AU - O'Halloran, Peter
AU - Alderdice, Fiona
AU - Hyde, Abbey
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - This article investigates adolescent men's pregnancy resolution choices in Australia, Ireland, and Italy. It addresses two main gaps in the literature: the lack of research on (adolescent) men's views on unintended pregnancy and pregnancy resolution and the lack of international comparative case studies on men and reproductive choices. Consistent with theories of the transformation of intimacies in society and the growth of individualization, the results suggest that adolescent men are interested in the effect of an unintended pregnancy on their individual biographies as well as the effect on their girlfriend's health and well-being. However, Australian male adolescents were much more likely to choose abortion than Italian or Irish adolescents, suggesting adolescent males have also internalized country-level debates surrounding abortion. Methodologically, the article demonstrates an innovative approach to data collection using a computer-based interactive drama to facilitate participants' deliberation and responses. It was shown to engage a large number of adolescent men and is likely to have wider generalizability in developing international comparative research on the topic as well as applications for health promotion.
AB - This article investigates adolescent men's pregnancy resolution choices in Australia, Ireland, and Italy. It addresses two main gaps in the literature: the lack of research on (adolescent) men's views on unintended pregnancy and pregnancy resolution and the lack of international comparative case studies on men and reproductive choices. Consistent with theories of the transformation of intimacies in society and the growth of individualization, the results suggest that adolescent men are interested in the effect of an unintended pregnancy on their individual biographies as well as the effect on their girlfriend's health and well-being. However, Australian male adolescents were much more likely to choose abortion than Italian or Irish adolescents, suggesting adolescent males have also internalized country-level debates surrounding abortion. Methodologically, the article demonstrates an innovative approach to data collection using a computer-based interactive drama to facilitate participants' deliberation and responses. It was shown to engage a large number of adolescent men and is likely to have wider generalizability in developing international comparative research on the topic as well as applications for health promotion.
KW - abortion
KW - adolescent men
KW - comparative research
KW - unintended pregnancy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84880504119&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0192513X13484281
DO - 10.1177/0192513X13484281
M3 - Article
SN - 0192-513X
VL - 34
SP - 1037
EP - 1058
JO - JOURNAL OF FAMILY ISSUES
JF - JOURNAL OF FAMILY ISSUES
IS - 8
ER -