Does Father Absence Place Daughters at Special Risk for Early Sexual Activity and Teenage Pregnancy?.

Ellis, Bruce J.; Bates, John E.; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Fergusson, David M.; Horwood, L. John; Pettit, Gregory S.; Woodward, Lianne

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Publication Date: 2003

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Does Father Absence Place Daughters at Special Risk for Early Sexual Activity and Teenage Pregnancy?

Ellis, Bruce J.; Bates, John E.; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Fergusson, David M.; Horwood, L. John; Pettit, Gregory S.; Woodward, Lianne

Child Development, v74 n3 p801-21 May-Jun 2003

Longitudinal studies in two countries investigated impact of father absence on girls' early sexual activity (ESA) and teenage pregnancy. Findings indicated that greater exposure to father absence strongly related to elevated ESA and adolescent pregnancy risk. Elevated risk was not explained (U.S. sample) or only partly explained (New Zealand sample) by familial, ecological, and personal disadvantage. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Causal Models, Disadvantaged, Early Parenthood, Fatherless Family, Females, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Models, One Parent Family, Pregnancy, Pregnant Students, Sexuality, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand; United States

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