Fertility motivations of youth predict later fertility outcomes: A prospective analysis of national longitudinal survey of youth data

Biodemography and Social Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-23

  Miller, Warren B ^a   Rodgers, Joseph Lee ^b   Pasta, David J ^c  

^a Transnational Family Research Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c DMA Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTIVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954745384     PISSN: 19485565     EISSN: 19485573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485561003709131     Document Type: Article

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