Self-Esteem, Attitudes toward Love, and Sexual Assertiveness among Pregnant Adolescents Moyano, Nieves Granados de Haro, María Reina Durán, Christian Andrés Galarza, Carlos Self-esteem Attitudes toward love Sexual assertiveness Pregnancy Adolescents Data Availability Statement: The data presented in this study are available on request from the first author. The authors acknowledge the collaboration of participants who took part in the study. Adolescence is a stage of growth and development of great relevance. Unplanned teenage pregnancies can be considered a global public health problem due to the high impact on the present and future of these young people, as well as their possible offspring. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between self-esteem, attitudes toward love, and sexual assertiveness among pregnant and non-pregnant teenagers. We also considered whether their pregnancy was planned or not. The study was conducted with 225 women from Ecuador (34.2% pregnant; Mean age = 16; SD = 1.15). We administered self-reported measures such as the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Love Attitudes Scale, and the Sexual Assertiveness Scale between 2018 and 2019. Self-esteem was higher in adolescents with a planned pregnancy than in those women whose pregnancy was not planned. Pregnant women reported greater acceptance and endorsement of beliefs related to the myth of “soulmate” in comparison to non-pregnant women. Sexual assertiveness related to the negotiation of the use of contraceptive methods was greater in non-pregnant adolescents than in pregnant girls. We discuss the implications of our findings in terms of sexual education and prevention in the sex education field. This study shows differences in self-esteem, attitudes toward love, and sexual assertiveness between pregnant and non-pregnant adolescents. 2021-03-09T13:28:14Z 2021-03-09T13:28:14Z 2021-01-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Moyano, N.; Granados, R.; Durán, C.A.; Galarza, C. Self-Esteem, Attitudes toward Love, and Sexual Assertiveness among Pregnant Adolescents. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 1270. [https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18031270] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/67032 10.3390/ijerph18031270 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 3.0 España MDPI