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The journal is sponsored by the American Psychological Association's Division of Population and Environmental Psychology. A large panel of consulting editors, chiefly psychologists from leading American institutes and universities, an International Advisory Board, and an Interdisciplinary Advisory Board promise cross-disciplinary and cross-national perspectives. The focus is on behavioural-social and environmental issues, not, however, to the exclusion of research and theoretical contributions dealing with aggregate questions. The major levels of study are the macro-level and micro-level. The former is concerned with questions about fertility, migration, and mortality in large groups, while the latter refers to smaller units such as individuals, couples, families, and small groups of persons.
The use of the extended expectancy-value approach model, well described in the papers in this issue, allows for investigation of both the macro-level and the micro-level and paradoxical behaviour of large groups and individuals. The overall approach and questionnaires are surprisingly simple and human. Full discussion and summaries make the material available to those not trained in reading and evaluating statistical data. The print is clear and the content attractively presented.
Content: Editorial
How attitudes towards abortion are changing.
An extended expectancy-value approach to contraceptive alternatives.
Expectancy theory analysis of migration.
Changes in sexual behaviour among unmarried teenage women utilising oral contraception.
A longitudinal study of success versus failure in contraceptive planning.