Applying the Background and Methodology of the Research Process

Jonathan HoffsuemmerA serious trouble seen by nurse practitioners that work in agrarian areas is juvenile maternity. A peer-reviewed research paper published by The Journal for Nurse Practitioners entitled Who Will Listen? Rural teenage Pregnancy Reflections. There are both medical and social concerns that come on with teen maternal quality. adolescent gestation period statistic shows that teen mothers give have got to previous(p) babies with low birth weight. The social aspect is teen mothers do non complete high school and lives in poverty. These situations rank high in ab drop and neglect with teen parents.Definition of the ProblemRural areas show the highest lay out of teen pregnancy compared to state rates, which produces a problem that researchers are inquirying wherefore this rate is higher in the awkward areas. The Theory of Adolescent Sexual conclusion make (TASDM) is the basis this research was conducted to resolve. This theory has two main objectives that hold the risk-promoting surroundingss teens experience and exposure to risky situation that create the situations teens use to vpredict intimate behavior (Weiss, 2012).The problem with teen pregnancy produces premature birth and low birth weight in the babies. A medical problem with teen pregnancy is the medical expenses incurred with both teenager and infant. These statistics indicate that teen pregnancy result from family with no insurance and no means to brook the medical expenses teen pregnancy incurs. The social problem teen pregnancy presents are that teen mothers tend not finish high school. Teen pregnancy results in low income rates, the need for higher public assistance, execrable educational, behavioral, and health problem in children.Study PurposeThe purpose of the take in is to understand the decision-making of teens and why teen pregnancy is higher in the rural areas of the country. The TASDM theory indicates that environment promotes the situation of peer influen ces, substance use, and media influences (Weiss, 2012). The hold will focus on the thought process of teens as to why teens make the choice aim sexually bodily function and risk the consequence of becoming pregnant.Research QuestionThe researchers are examine the question of why teen pregnancy is higher in rural areas. Teen pregnancy occurs because of the lack of prevention that teens do not use and why teens make these types of decisions. The essay directions were for students to indicating if the teens thought thither was a teen pregnancy problem in the community (Weiss, 2012). The researchers directions were only one question to determine the thought processes of both male and female teens regarding teen pregnancy.HypothesisThe pick out does not state a hypothesis, but strives to understand why there is a higher rate of teen pregnancies in rural areas. The field of pick up will evaluate the difference between boys and girls views about teen pregnancy. The study only has on e main focus, but the study derives different variables of the hypothesis. The study reviews the thoughts as to how teens perceive sex as good, bad, or ambivalent.Study VariablesThe two variables in the study are independent and dependent variables. The independent variables in the study are the essays that the students wrote defining their views about teen pregnancy in rural areas. The dependent variables are the reasons teen pregnancies occur, which include the idea ofwhether sexual activity is good or bad. The study reviews the conception teens have of sexual activities, which studies the prevalence regarding beliefs, consequences to actions, and consequences to others (Weiss, 2012).Conceptual Model or Theoretical FrameworkThis study uses the divinatory framework for the study. The theoretic perspective of study analyzes the answers obtained from participates against the Theory of Adolescent Sexual Decision Making theories. These theories measure the decision-making teens use i n determining the risk of teen pregnancy. The theoretical framework weights the consequences associated with the risks and how teenage boys and girls perceive teen pregnancy. These perceptions that teens are reporting in the study are weighted against the two ground theories of risk-promoting environments and risky sexual behavior. Using constant comparative methods, the data were analyzed using the sludge Qualitative Data Analysis software (Weiss, 2012, p. 805).Review of LiteratureThe literature review of the hold addresses the issues of low parental guidance as a significant reckon to teen making risky behavior decisions. The fact that rural areas indicate that teens view there is nothing much to do is a impart factor to teen pregnancy. The education regarding sexual behavior and prevention methods were storied to be lacking in the rural areas. This factor indicates that financial condescend to provide for after school programs contributes to the notation that there is nothi ng to do for teens. This is a contributing factor to the higher rate of teen pregnancy in rural communities.Study DesignThe study design was conducted in Florida involving 125 tenth grade students. These students consisted of both male and female from age 15 to 17. The students were from an slope class and were asked to write an essay on if they thought teen pregnancy was a problem in their community. The teenswrote the essay during an English class in high school. This study was conducted with the approval of the institutional review board, teacher, and administrator.