Adolescent Fathers Who Are Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders: Explanatory Study of the Co-Occurrence of Two Problem Behaviors

Autor/inn/en	Unruh, Deanne; Bullis, Michael; Yovanoff, Paul
Titel	Adolescent Fathers Who Are Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders: Explanatory Study of the Co-Occurrence of Two Problem Behaviors
Quelle	In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, 13 (2004) 4, S.405-419 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-1024
DOI	10.1023/B:JCFS.0000044724.18773.74
Schlagwörter	Parents; Probability; Adolescents; Fathers; Early Parenthood; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Delinquency; Behavior Problems; Longitudinal Studies; At Risk Persons; Juvenile Gangs; Place of Residence; Low Income Groups; Socioeconomic Status; Alcoholism; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Family Influence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Eltern; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Jugendstrafvollzug; Kriminalität; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Risikogruppe; Jugendbande; Wohnort; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Alkoholismus; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	We identify explanatory risk variables associated with the co-occurrence of two problem behaviors: juvenile offending and adolescent fatherhood. Data were gathered from a 5-year prospective, longitudinal study of 531 incarcerated juvenile offenders as they transitioned from youth correction facilities back into the community. Of the total sample, 125 (28.3%) of the male participants reported fatherhood before their 20th birthday. Six risk variables were predictive of adolescent fatherhood in this sample: (a) gang member, (b) resided with non-biological parent as primary caretaker, (c) low SES, (d) child of parent with alcoholism, (e) low mother education, and (f) family member convicted of a felony. These variables were then placed in individual, family, and social domains. Cumulative probabilities identified family related variables as the primary domain contributing to the predictive multivariate model. These results provide support for the development of prevention and interventions strategies focused across multiple ecological contexts, focusing specifically on the family unit. (As Provided).
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