Risk Factors for Teenage Fatherhood.

Thornberry, Terence P.; Smith, Carolyn A.; Howard, Gregory J.

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ERIC Number: EJ560575

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Risk Factors for Teenage Fatherhood.

Thornberry, Terence P.; Smith, Carolyn A.; Howard, Gregory J.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v59 n3 p505-22 Aug 1997

Uses data from the Rochester Youth Development Study of urban youth (N=615) to identify early risk factors for the likelihood of becoming a teen father. Results show that teen fatherhood is related to a variety of risk factors, such as social class, educational performance, precocious sexual activity, and drug use. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Early Parenthood, Fathers, High Risk Students, Predictive Measurement, Risk, Secondary Education, Urban Youth, Youth Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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