Adolescent fathers: what we know and what we need to know

Article Abstract:

Adolescent fathers have been, for the most part, left out in addressing the issues on adolescent pregnancy and parenting. Welfare policy makers should correct this since what little literature there is on adolescent fathers reveal that the images associated with this group are mostly stereotypes. Adolescent fathers, for one, have strong feelings of obligation toward the mothers of their children. They also indicated that fatherhood was neither disruptive nor troublesome. However, they did admit to feeling stressed due to issues such as paternity decisions and financial responsibilities.

author: Miller, David B.
Research, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Social services, Social service, Parenting, Teenage pregnancy, Teenage fathers

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

CAPTCHA

An exploratory study of the Urban Hassles Index: A Contextually relevant measure of chronic multidimendional urban stressors

Article Abstract:

The stressors identified in the Urban Hassles Index (UHI) are chronic and differ substantively from the more acute life events indexes typically employed to measure adolescent stress. A study on the continued development of the UHI finds urban hassles include four dimensions, namely, harassment, anxiety, social disorganization, and coercion.

author: Miller, David B., Bennett, M. Daniel, Jr.
Stress in children, Childhood stress (Psychology), Ecological stress

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

CAPTCHA

Improving quality of life and career attitudes of youth with disabilities: Experiences from the Adolescent Employment Readiness Center

Article Abstract:

An experiment that was carried out to evaluate the progress made by the participating adolescents toward improved quality of life and employment attitude is discussed. The need for early and continuous intervention is required as career attitudes were above the norms in earlier grades however the fell in later grades.

author: Wolf-Branigin, Michael, Schuyler, Vincent, White, Patience
Career Planning, Psychological aspects, Quality of life, Career development

User Contributions:

Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:

CAPTCHA


subjects list: Analysis, Adolescent psychology
This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.