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How Teenage Fathers Matter for Children: Evidence from the ECLS-B
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Mollborn, Stefanie; Lovegrove, Peter J. – Journal of Family Issues, 2011
Much is known about how having a teenage mother influences children's outcomes, but the relationship between teenage fatherhood and children's health and development is less well documented. Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort, the authors investigated how teenage fathers matter for children. They expected teenage fathers'…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Early Parenthood
Perceived Mattering to the Family and Physical Violence within the Family by Adolescents
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Elliott, Gregory C.; Cunningham, Susan M.; Colangelo, Melissa; Gelles, Richard J. – Journal of Family Issues, 2011
Mattering is the extent to which people believe they make a difference in the world around them. This study hypothesizes that adolescents who believe they matter less to their families will more likely threaten or engage in intrafamily physical violence. The data come from a national sample of 2,004 adolescents. Controlling for respondents' age,…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Adolescents, Family Environment, Family Relationship
The Effects of Mother's Marital Status on Adolescent and Young Adult Health and Economic Well-Being among African Americans
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LaVeist, Thomas A.; Zeno, Tia L.; Fesahazion, Ruth G. – Journal of Family Issues, 2010
This article explores the effects of being raised by married parents during childhood on health and well-being in adolescence and young adulthood in a longitudinal sample of African Americans. This study aims to address the following three questions: Does childhood with married parents lead to better health and well-being during adolescence? Does…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Health Behavior, Marriage, Young Adults
Family Structure, Family Processes, and Well-Being among Asian Americans: Considering Gender and Nativity
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Walton, Emily; Takeuchi, David T. – Journal of Family Issues, 2010
This article examines how facets of family structure and processes are linked to self-rated health and psychological distress in a national sample of Asian Americans. The authors find little support for well-established theories predicting the effects of family structure. Marital status does not affect self-rated health and has limited effects on…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Family (Sociological Unit), Adolescents, Family Structure
Mothers' Economic Hardship and Behavior Problems in Their Early Adolescents
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Burrell, Ginger Lockhart; Roosa, Mark W. – Journal of Family Issues, 2009
Concerns about the heightened prevalence of behavior problems among adolescents from low-income families have prompted researchers to understand processes through which economic variables influence functioning within multiple domains. Guided by a stress process framework and social contextual theory, this study examines processes linking perceived…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Low Income, Mothers, Adolescents
Teenage Mothers in Nuclear and Extended Households: Differences by Marital Status and Race/Ethnicity.
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Trent, Katherine; Harlan, Sharon L. – Journal of Family Issues, 1994
Investigated household arrangements of adolescent mothers. Data from 1980 U.S. Census showed that arrangements varied by marital status, race/ethnicity, age, number of children, and central city residence. Found differences by race/ethnicity in how other variables related to household arrangements. Household arrangements were related to school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Early Parenthood, Employment