Teen father participation in child rearing: Family perspectives
Journal of Adolescent HealthPublished 1 October 1997
Lawrence Rhein, Kenneth R. Ginsburg, Donald F. Schwarz, Jennifer Pinto‐Martin, Huaqing Zhao, Alison Morgan
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A young father's financial insecurity or confusion about child care was most likely to lead to a stated disinterest, and that disinterest predicted uninvolvement in child rearing.
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Most teen fathers in this study were involved and interested in child rearing. A young father's financial insecurity or confusion about child care was most likely to lead to a stated disinterest, and that disinterest predicted uninvolvement.
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