Sammendrag
From a cross-cultural psychological perspective, this project focuses on what
characterizes South African women?s and adolescents? views (values) on having
children, how these values might influence their fertility behaviour and the
relationship with their child, and in turn how health issues like HIV/AIDS
relates to this. These are the broad questions to be addressed, and to be
explored across three generations from a social change perspective. The data
collection in the larger project was completed in 2002, and included data from
1000 people, made up of 600 mothers ? half with toddlers and the other half
with adolescent children, the adolescent children themselves (150 boys and 150
girls) and 100 grandmothers. In order to study the issues concerning values of
children among the adolescent group in more depth, an additional qualitative
data collection implying photo- and diary assisted semi-structural individual
interviews and focus groups were carried out during autumn 2005. In addition
to get descriptions from the adolescents? daily life and demographic
situation, such as family and educational background, questions concerning
knowledge, attitudes and behaviour related to reproduction and reproductive
health were asked. This included issues like fertility, infertility, sexually
transmitted diseases (including HIV), contraceptive use, abortion, teenage
pregnancy and child upbringing. Also, their relationship with their parents
and their future aspirations for family life were discussed.
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Vitenskapelig sammendrag
From a cross-cultural psychological perspective, this project focuses on what
characterizes South African women?s and adolescents? views (values) on having
children, how these values might influence their fertility behaviour and the
relationship with their child, and in turn how health issues like HIV/AIDS
relates to this. These are the broad questions to be addressed, and to be
explored across three generations from a social change perspective. The data
collection in the larger project was completed in 2002, and included data from
1000 people, made up of 600 mothers ? half with toddlers and the other half
with adolescent children, the adolescent children themselves (150 boys and 150
girls) and 100 grandmothers. In order to study the issues concerning values of
children among the adolescent group in more depth, an additional qualitative
data collection implying photo- and diary assisted semi-structural individual
interviews and focus groups were carried out during autumn 2005. In addition
to get descriptions from the adolescents? daily life and demographic
situation, such as family and educational background, questions concerning
knowledge, attitudes and behaviour related to reproduction and reproductive
health were asked. This included issues like fertility, infertility, sexually
transmitted diseases (including HIV), contraceptive use, abortion, teenage
pregnancy and child upbringing. Also, their relationship with their parents
and their future aspirations for family life were discussed.
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