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Perceptions and Satisfaction with Father Involvement and Adolescent Mothers' Postpartum Depressive Symptoms
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Fagan, Jay; Lee, Yookyong – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
This study examined the associations between adolescent mothers' postpartum depressive symptoms and their perceptions of amount of father care giving and satisfaction with father involvement with the baby. The sample included 100 adolescent mothers (ages 13-19; mainly African-American and Latina) whose partners were recruited for a randomized…
Descriptors: Mothers, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship, Depression (Psychology)
The Influence of Religiosity and Spirituality on Adolescent Mothers and Their Teenage Children
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Bert, Shannon Carothers – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011
This project assessed the influence of religiosity and spirituality on the socioemotional and behavioral adjustment of 110 adolescent mothers and their teenage offspring at age 14. Maternal religiosity, measured prenatally and when children were 3, 5, and 8 years of age, was defined as involvement in church as well as contact with and dependence…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mothers, Religion, Religious Factors
Do Late Adolescent Fathers Have More Depressive Symptoms than Older Fathers?
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Lee, Yookyong; Fagan, Jay; Chen, Wan-Yi – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Although fathers are increasingly a focus of attention in research, there is a dearth of research on depressive symptoms among fathers, especially young fathers with toddlers. This study used longitudinal data to examine what risk factors, including the age status of fathers (e.g., late adolescence, emerging adulthood, and adulthood), may be…
Descriptors: Risk, Late Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Fathers
Adolescent and Young Adult Mothers' Relationship Quality during the Transition to Parenthood: Associations with Father Involvement in Fragile Families
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Gee, Christina B.; McNerney, Christopher M.; Reiter, Michael J.; Leaman, Suzanne C. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
Data from the Fragile Families and Child-Well-being Study were used to examine predictors of involvement among fathers of young children (N = 2,215) born to adolescent and young adult mothers (ages 14-25; N = 2,850). Participants were interviewed immediately following their baby's birth and at 3-years postpartum regarding co-parental relationship…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Young Adults, Mothers, Fathers
The Adolescent as Mother: Early Risk Identification.
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Klein, Helen Altman; Cordell, Antoinette S. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1987
This research identified easy-to-use maternal postpartum screening dimensions to predict two-month adjustment among 28 primipara adolescents. The results suggested several predictors: initial parenting attitudes, preparation for parenting, infant holding style, and aspects of social functioning. Postpartum risk screening may be a feasable way to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Rearing, Early Parenthood, Infants
Natural Mentors in the Lives of African American Adolescent Mothers: Tracking Relationships over Time.
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Klaw, Elena L.; Rhodes, Jean E.; Fitzgerald, Louise F. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2003
Studied the academic attainment of 198 African American adolescents as they made the transition from pregnancy or recent delivery to 2 years postpartum. Compared to those who did not identify mentors, those whose mentoring relationships lasted over the 2 years were more likely to have remained in school or graduated. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Early Parenthood, Educational Attainment