Teen father participation in child rearing: Family perspectives

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 244-252

  Rhein, Lawrence M ^a   Ginsburg, Kenneth R ^b   Schwarz, Donald F ^c   Pinto Martin, Jennifer A ^c   Zhao, Huaqing ^c   Morgan, Alison P ^c   Slap, Gail B ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Barriers; Child rearing; Grandmothers; Interviews; Parenting; Peer; Teen fathers; Teen mothers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD CARE; CHILD REARING; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENTS; ADOLESCENTS, MALE; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; BEHAVIOR; CHILD REARING; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS; FATHERS; MALE ROLE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; RESEARCH REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; CHILD REARING; FAMILY RELATIONS; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030852490     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00115-8     Document Type: Article

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