Commons @Brockport Counselor Education Master’s Theses Counselor Education 1-1-2005 Teen Pregnancy‚ Self-Esteem‚ and their Relationship in an Urban High School Robert P. Curran The College at Brockport Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/edc_theses Part of the Student Counseling and Personnel Services Commons Recommended Citation Curran‚ Robert P.‚ "Teen Pregnancy‚ Self-Esteem‚ and their Relationship in an Urban High School" (2005). Counselor Education
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The problem of teenage pregnancy is usually seen as a controversial issue‚ which affects not just the mother and her child but society as a whole. Teenage pregnancy happens among women under age 20. This problem is not limited to culture‚ religion‚ education or moral values and beliefs. Here are some facts: Every year almost a million teenage girls become pregnant. The U.S.A has double the adolescent pregnancy and birth rates than any industrialized country. One- third of the girls who became pregnant
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In an effort to understand the effect of teenage pregnancy in the community of Rock Pond‚ a number of sources were examined. According to j.b (2002) in his dictionary Concise Dictionary‚ Teenage Pregnancy can be defined as "". According to ----- (0000) on his/her webside the causes of teenage pregnancy is‚ Lack of Parental Guidance: Most people evade their children from talking about sex. In some cases‚ they provide false information regarding sex and discourage their children to participate
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Teenage pregnancy is a universal problem that accompanies the beginning of sexual activity at increasingly younger ages. Surprisingly‚ only one in 5 youth do not have intercourse before the age of 20‚ and in the United States alone‚ annually‚ almost one million teenagers between the ages of 15 19 becomes pregnant (Rector‚ 2007). Sexual activity among adolescents is a major problem confronting the nation and the world. Consequently‚ this has led to a rising incidence of sexually transmitted diseases
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report of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-Philippines‚ which showed that teen pregnancy in the Philippines went up by 70 percent from 114‚205 in 1999 to 195‚662 in 2009. Statistics show that more and more female teenagers are giving birth and becoming mothers at an early age. This is a global trend‚ but it is striking to note that in the ASEAN region‚ the Philippines has the third highest teen pregnancy rate and is the only country in the region where the rate is increasing‚ data from
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Teenage pregnancy is a common social problem in both Western and Eastern cultures. In United States‚ the statistics show that more than 3‚000 teens get pregnant every day and the half them give births (McCoullough & Scherman(1991)‚ cited in Yucel‚ 2003). Although teenage pregnancy may be considered as a positive experience‚ studies show that teenage pregnancy is associated with psychological‚ social and physical problems. The pregnancy rates reveal that the number of unintended pregnancy is very
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Teenage pregnancy is a situation which involves female adolescents. A teenage female can be pregnant as early as age twelve or thirteen‚ although it is usually 14 and older. Teen pregnancy often depends on numerous societal and personal factors. The rates of teenage pregnancy vary from country to country and are related to differences of sexual activities‚ the general sex educations being provided and contraceptives being available. Teen pregnancy will sometimes involve low birth weight. Social matters
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girl needs to prevent this kind of situation. Significance of the Study This study will make us aware of what is happening in our society today. This issue is being ignored a lot of times. This will guide the parents and friends on what to do if a teenager gets pregnant. For teen mothers‚ this will guide them on their options before and after pregnancy. Questions to be Answered Below is the list of questions to be answered: 1. What are the causes of teenage pregnancy? 2. How will
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Early Pregnancy and its Relation to Severe Commitments I. Introduction Here in the Philippines‚ we believe in the saying of our national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal that “Youth is the hope of our Mother land”. In their hand lies the future generation to follow. But as we see from the situation nowadays‚ what we’re expecting from the youth is the contrary if the saying. Teenagers are prone to pregnancy. Almost every year there is a rapid increase on the number of pregnant youths. One of the major
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Teenage pregnancy can be defined as pregnancy of women who have not reached twenty years when the pregnancy ends regardless of the marital status. In South Africa one in three girls has had a pregnancy before the age of twenty. The community at large is aware of the problem of teenage pregnancy. Young women in our communities are falling pregnant while still at school‚ which limits their ability to achieve their long awaited goals in life. It also puts them at high risk of being infected with HIV
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