Indiana University Abortion Attitudes Project

The DAMSS project is a multi-year study aimed at developing and assessing scales and survey items to measure abortion attitudes in English and Spanish.

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In their new op-ed, Lucrecia Mena-Meléndez and @KNJozkowski (@IU_DAMSS_Team) reveal that, despite policy decisions, most Americans believe jail time for those who break anti-abortion policies is a cruel and unjust penalty.

Read more in @MsMagazine:
: https://t.co/RSnxIcUzle

[Indiana University Abortion Attitudes Project @IU_DAMSS_Team]

✨TODAY✨ Tuesday Oct. 29th from 5:15-5:30pm, Dr. Lucrecia Mena-Meléndez presents: "People’s attitudes regarding the earliest point in pregnancy the government should prohibit abortion" at #APHA2024, Session: Examining Abortion Care in the US: Law, Policy, & Privacy #PublicHealth

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✨TODAY✨ Sunday Oct. 27th from 5-6pm, Dr. Kyla Cary will be sharing a poster titled: "U.S. adults’ conceptualizations of abortion as a (non)essential procedure during the COVID-19 pandemic" during the Abortion Poster Session at #APHA2024. Be sure to stop by!!

[Indiana University Abortion Attitudes Project @IU_DAMSS_Team]

✨TODAY✨ Sunday Oct. 27th from 5-6pm, Dr. Lucrecia Mena-Meléndez will be sharing a poster titled: "Exploring people’s perceptions of common abortion circumstances through open-ended longitudinal data" during the Abortion Poster Session at #APHA2024. Be sure to stop by!!

[Indiana University Abortion Attitudes Project @IU_DAMSS_Team]

Tuesday Oct. 29th from 5:15-5:30pm
Session: Examining Abortion Care in the US: Law, Policy, and Privacy
Dr. Lucrecia Mena-Meléndez will be presenting: "People’s attitudes regarding the earliest point in pregnancy the government should prohibit abortion." #APHA2024

[Indiana University Abortion Attitudes Project @IU_DAMSS_Team]

We are so excited to share our research and learn from others at #APHA2024 in just a few days! Our team will be presenting in three instances, and details can be found in the thread below 🤓 Looking forward to seeing you there!

#PublicHealth #PubilcOpinion #Abortion #Research

[Indiana University Abortion Attitudes Project @IU_DAMSS_Team]

Sunday Oct. 27th from 5-6pm
Abortion Poster Session
Dr. Kyla Cary will be sharing a poster titled: "U.S. adults’ conceptualizations of abortion as a (non)essential procedure during the COVID-19 pandemic." #APHA2024

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This new paper, co-authored by Dr. Kristen Jozkowski, explores verbal sexual consent among high school students! Be sure to check it out: https://t.co/KPF1ySvfYq

#SexualHealth #ReproductiveHealth #RiskBehavior

[Indiana University Abortion Attitudes Project @IU_DAMSS_Team]

📣 New article alert! 📣 Learn about U.S. adults' attitudes toward #Abortion legality and regulation in states with and without #TriggerLaws in our new article published in @SSQ_Online here: https://t.co/Yd7k0cWpEA! #PublicOpinion #Dobbs

[Indiana University Abortion Attitudes Project @IU_DAMSS_Team]

@JSurvStatMeth (5/5) RESULTS: The combination of psychometric properties indicated that five-point AD and IS formats may be preferable for abortion attitude measurement based on the screening procedures conducted in this study.

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📣 Check out our team's recently published article in @JSurvStatMeth here: https://t.co/fbYTsyeAIU! Abstract in thread ⬇️ (1/5)

#Survey #Statistics #Abortion #Research #ResearchMethodology

[Indiana University Abortion Attitudes Project @IU_DAMSS_Team]

@JSurvStatMeth (4/5) All response formats functioned without DIF for age, gender, race, education, and religion when evaluated using global DIF screening approaches. Item-focused analyses indicated that odd-numbered response formats were less susceptible to content-based DIF.

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New in Advanced Access! Nana Amma Berko Asamoah, Ronna C Turner, Wen-Juo Lo, Brandon L Crawford, Sara McClelland, Kristen N Jozkowski on "Evaluating Item Response Format and Content Using Partial Credit Trees in Scale Development" @UArkansas https://t.co/IwvaRNiRQL

[Indiana University Abortion Attitudes Project @IU_DAMSS_Team]

TODAY, Dr. Lucrecia Mena-Melendez will be presenting at #WAPOR24! Her presentation will focus on how the #DobbsDecision affected knowledge and attitudes on pregnancy, #abortion, and laws in the US, focusing on English and Spanish speakers. @WAPOR #AbortionAttitudes #RoevWade

[Indiana University Abortion Attitudes Project @IU_DAMSS_Team]

This coming Monday, don't miss Dr. Lucrecia Mena-Melendez's presentation at #WAPOR24! She will be discussing how the #DobbsvJackson decision affected knowledge and attitudes on pregnancy, #abortion, and laws in the US, focusing on English and Spanish speakers. @WAPOR

[Indiana University Abortion Attitudes Project @IU_DAMSS_Team]

We are looking forward to presenting our research at @WAPOR one week from today! Can't wait to connect with others at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, Republic of Korea! #WAPOR24 #AbortionAttitudes #PublicOpinionResearch

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Check out this new paper lead-authored by Dr. Alison Greene! https://t.co/23cptsOSNg

#SexualConsent #AppliedHealth