TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring U.S. Social Work Students’ Sexual Attitudes and Abortion Viewpoints
AU - Begun, Stephanie
AU - Kattari, Shanna K.
AU - McKay, Kimberly
AU - Ramseyer Winter, Virginia
AU - O’Neill, Elizabeth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.
PY - 2017/7/24
Y1 - 2017/7/24
N2 - Social workers frequently engage with sexual and reproductive health topics, yet a notable paucity of social work research exists regarding abortion. Informed by overlapping theoretical frameworks of human rights and reproductive justice, this study examined a large, nationwide survey of social work students in the United States (N = 504). Linear regressions indicated that students’ endorsements of permissive sexual attitudes and support for birth control are inversely associated with holding anti-choice abortion views. Moreover, distinct relationships were found among sociodemographic characteristics and abortion attitudes and knowledge, suggesting that social work education efforts regarding contentious reproductive and sexual health topics should also focus on nuances of cultural competence and diversity, as well as general human rights principles and professional ethics.
AB - Social workers frequently engage with sexual and reproductive health topics, yet a notable paucity of social work research exists regarding abortion. Informed by overlapping theoretical frameworks of human rights and reproductive justice, this study examined a large, nationwide survey of social work students in the United States (N = 504). Linear regressions indicated that students’ endorsements of permissive sexual attitudes and support for birth control are inversely associated with holding anti-choice abortion views. Moreover, distinct relationships were found among sociodemographic characteristics and abortion attitudes and knowledge, suggesting that social work education efforts regarding contentious reproductive and sexual health topics should also focus on nuances of cultural competence and diversity, as well as general human rights principles and professional ethics.
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U2 - 10.1080/00224499.2016.1186586
DO - 10.1080/00224499.2016.1186586
M3 - Article
C2 - 27253491
AN - SCOPUS:84973154857
SN - 0022-4499
VL - 54
SP - 752
EP - 763
JO - Journal of Sex Research
JF - Journal of Sex Research
IS - 6
ER -
