Concepedia

A naturalistic study of abortion decisions

Carol Gilligan, Mary Field Belenky

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development · 1980 · 72 citations · 5 references

Concepts

Social SciencesBehavioral SciencesPsychologyDecision AnalysisDecision TheoryDevelopmental PsychologyAbortion CareBehavioral Decision-makingPregnancyRational ChoiceReproductive Decision-makingReproductive DecisionsClinical Outcome MeasurementPredictors Of Developmental ChangePregnancy Decision-makingTermination Of Pregnancy Decisions

Abstract

Discrepancies between hypothetical judgments and reasoning about an actual choice can predict the clinical outcome of crisis and the occurrence of developmental change.

References

5

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Moral reasoning of young adults: Political-social behavior, family background, and personality correlates.

Norma Haan, M. Brewster Smith, Jeanne H. Block · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1968 · 329 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +17

Hypothetical and actual moral reasoning in a situation of civil disobedience.

Norma Haan · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1975 · 105 citations

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