Practicing Parenting? Effects of Computerized Infant Simulators on Teenage Attitudes toward Early Parenthood.

Mallery, Janet G.

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ERIC Number: EJ649408

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Publication Date: 2002

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Practicing Parenting? Effects of Computerized Infant Simulators on Teenage Attitudes toward Early Parenthood.

Mallery, Janet G.

Journal of Early Education and Family Review, v9 n5 p18-28 May-Jun 2002

Computerized infant simulators may deter early parenthood. A survey of 1,285 teenagers before and after simulation showed a significant change in some attitudes toward parenting. Males reported the strongest attitude change, while females began with more realistic understandings of parenting. Further study is needed to determine whether attitude changes will affect behavior. (KK)

Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Attitude Change, Child Rearing, Computer Simulation, Early Parenthood, Experiential Learning, Females, Infant Care, Males, Parenthood Education, Pregnancy, Prevention, Youth Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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