The Educational Antecedents of Teen Fatherhood

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ID5263065
AuthorsKirk Dearden, Kirk A Dearden (0000-0002-6907-9808, Alabama Department of Public Health), Christiane Hale, Christiane B Hale (Alabama Department of Public Health, corresponding author), José Alvarez (0000-0001-6150-2045), José Carlos Barbero Álvarez (0000-0002-4055-6332, Alabama Department of Public Health)
Year1992
Volume62
Issue1
Pages139-147
Publication date1992-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.2044-8279.1992.tb01007.x
PMID1558810
OpenAlexW1974937282
LanguageEN
Citations received14

In attempting to identify the determinants of teen pregnancy, researchers have focused on risk factors for young women, largely ignoring teen fathers. This study examines the educational antecedents of teen fatherhood using the 1958 National Child Development Study. Results suggest that those less than 20 years old at onset of fatherhood are much more likely than those who had not fathered a child by age 23 to have experienced academic difficulties and that such difficulties antedate teen fatherhood by as much as a decade. Variables measuring parents' lack of interest in their sons' education were strongly associated with the risk of teen fatherhood as were teachers' negative assessment of boys' academic ability, and the boys' own desire to terminate education as early as possible. Social class was modestly important in explaining differences in educational experiences for teen fathers and non-fathers

Developmental psychology · Population · Social class · Sociology · Teen pregnancy · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology

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