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The Production and Use of an Attitudinal Film in Birth Control Education
Author(s) -
Herold Edward S.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1978.tb03821.x
Subject(s) - birth control , control (management) , sample (material) , psychology , nursing , medical education , medicine , environmental health , family planning , research methodology , computer science , population , chromatography , artificial intelligence , chemistry
In order to help improve the effectiveness of birth control education programs, a film “It Couldn't Happen to Me” was produced focusing on the psychological motives involved in the non‐use of birth control among teenagers. Preliminary evaluation of the film took place with five sample groups: high school students, university students, nursing students, health educators, and Planned Parenthood workers. Survey results indicate that the film is relevant for each of these groups. Pre and posttest measures of the attitudes of the university and nursing samples indicate that the film makes viewers more aware of the psychological factors involved in the non‐use of birth control.