Interests of 4000 High School Pupils in Problems of Marriage and Parenthood

Abstract

This inventory study attempted to ascertain the interests in marriage and parenthood of high school pupils according to year in school, sex, and religion. A total of 4000 students was inventoried. There were 500 boys and 500 girls for each of the four high school years. The sampling was taken from five junior high schools and nine senior high schools in California. The inventory used was prepared by the author and has been used previously to inventory approximately 8000 college and high school students. The results have been compared with those from an equal number of college students to determine what effect age and maturity might have in this area.