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Does Father Absence Place Daughters at Special Risk for Early Sexual Activity and Teenage Pregnancy?
Peer reviewedEllis, Bruce J.; Bates, John E.; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Fergusson, David M.; Horwood, L. John; Pettit, Gregory S.; Woodward, Lianne – Child Development, 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…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Causal Models, Disadvantaged
