The precursors of young fatherhood and its effect on delinquency of teenage males

Stouthamer‐Loeber, Magda; Wei, Evelyn H.

doi:10.1016/s1054-139x(97)00211-5

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“…Our results, together with those of previous studies, indicate that the fathers of children born to teenage mothers are often involved in problem behaviour and criminality, which might have adverse consequences. [19][20][21][22] However, other studies show that the presence of such fathers generally, but not uniformly, has a positive impact on the health and development of the children. 23 24 Lastly, some proportion of the raised risks among children of teenage mothers can probably be explained by the nature of adolescence.…”

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Unintentional and violent injuries among pre-school children of teenage mothers in Sweden: a national cohort study

Ekéus

2004

J Epidemiol Community Health

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Study objective:This study investigates the risk and mediating mechanisms of unintentional and violent injuries in pre-school children of teenage mothers.Design:Cohort study based on Swedish national registers. Cox analyses of proportional hazard were used to estimate the relative risk of hospital admission and death attributable to injuries in analyses of data from national registers.Participants:The study population was a national cohort of 800 192 children born in Sweden during 1987–93 who were followed up prospectively from birth to their 7th birthday.Main results:Children of teenage mothers had higher relative risks (RRs) of hospital admissions for violent as well as unintentional injuries; age adjusted RRs of 2.7 (95% CI 1.2 to 6.1) and 1.6 (1.4 to 1.8), respectively, for children of mothers under 18 years of age and 2.5 (1.6 to 3.8) and 1.5 (1.4 to 1.6) of mothers aged 18–19 are compared with those with mothers aged at least 32 at the birth of the child. When the models were adjusted to socioeconomic variables and indicators of parental substance misuse and psychiatric illness the risk decreased slightly but remained well above that of children with older mothers. In addition, children of teenage mothers had an increased risk of death attributable to violent injuries (RR 6.7 (2.6 to 16.0), as well as to unintentional injuries (RR 3.5 (2.0 to 6.1).Conclusions:Maternal age is an important determinant of injuries in pre-school children in Sweden and the children of teenage mothers are at particular risk. Young parents should be given priority in injury prevention programmes.

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Unintentional and violent injuries among pre-school children of teenage mothers in Sweden: a national cohort study

Ekéus

2004

J Epidemiol Community Health

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“…In an earlier paper, Stouthamer-Loeber and Wei (1998) tested a wide range of risk factors and found that serious delinquency and teenage fatherhood shared many risk factors, such as coming from a disadvantaged neighbourhood or a single-parent home (Stouthamer-Loeber and Wei, 1998).…”

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“…A growing body of research reports that teenage fathers, in contrast with males who do not become teenage fathers, are more likely to engage in delinquent behaviour (Elster et al, 1987;Ketterlinus et al, 1992;Resnick et al, 1993;Dearden et al, 1995;Thornberry et al, 1997;Fagot et al, 1998;Stouthamer-Loeber & Wei, 1998;Thornberry et al, 2000). The types and severity of delinquency measured vary widely across studies, ranging from minor theft and aggressive behaviour in school, to arrests, gang membership and violence.…”

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How many of the offspring born to teenage fathers are produced by repeat serious delinquents?

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Stouthamer‐Loeber

2002

Criminal Behav Ment Health

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“…L'étude de Thornberry, Smith et Howard (1997), confirmée par d'autres (Stouthamer-Loeber et Wei, 1998;Capaldi, Pears, Patterson et Owen, 2003), montre aussi que d'être jeune délinquant augmente la probabilité de devenir père de façon précoce. Un bon nombre des jeunes pères participant à ces recherches étaient des adolescents présentant des problèmes de comportement (Dearden, Hale et Alvarez, 1992;Kiernan, 1992;Hanson, Morrison et Ginsburg, 1989).…”

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Le regard de jeunes pères sur leur enfance et leur adolescence

Deslauriers

2012

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Cet article présente un volet des résultats d’une recherche menée à Gatineau auprès de 30 jeunes pères ayant eu un enfant avec une jeune femme de moins de 20 ans. Nous avons voulu connaître leur point de vue sur leur enfance, leur adolescence, jusqu’à leur expérience de la paternité pour situer celle-ci dans leur trajectoire de vie. Les résultats indiquent quatre tendances principales, décrivant la façon dont l’enfance et l’adolescence furent vécues : heureuse, « correcte », difficile et en situation de survie. L’adolescence fut une période trouble pour presque tous les jeunes hommes, bien qu’une majorité ait estimé avoir connu une enfance heureuse. Presque tous les jeunes hommes (27 sur 30) ont présenté au moins un problème de comportement parmi les quatre suivants : expulsion de l’école, dépendance à une substance, batailles à l’école ou tentative de suicide. Ceux qui estiment avoir connu une enfance heureuse présentent plus de persévérance scolaire que ceux qui déclarent avoir vécu une enfance difficile ou traumatisante. Les premiers sont aussi beaucoup plus nombreux à avoir bénéficié d’une vie relativement stable. Néanmoins, leurs rapports avec les adultes en autorité et avec les structures sociales ont souvent été tendus. Également, ces résultats indiquent que l’expérience de l’enfance n’est pas directement liée à l’engagement paternel des jeunes pères. Par exemple, ceux qui ont connu des enfances difficiles sont très présents dans la vie de leur enfant à la dernière cueillette de données

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The precursors of young fatherhood and its effect on delinquency of teenage males

Cited by 103 publications

References 15 publications

Unintentional and violent injuries among pre-school children of teenage mothers in Sweden: a national cohort study

Unintentional and violent injuries among pre-school children of teenage mothers in Sweden: a national cohort study

How many of the offspring born to teenage fathers are produced by repeat serious delinquents?

Le regard de jeunes pères sur leur enfance et leur adolescence

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