Howard Kimberly S, Lefever Jennifer E Burke, Borkowski John G, Whitman Thomas L
Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
J Fam Psychol. 2006 Sep;20(3):468-76. doi: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.3.468.
Little is known about the extent, nature, and impact of fathers of children with adolescent mothers. The current study measured father involvement with 134 children of adolescent mothers over the first 10 years of life. Overall, 59% had consistent father contact across the first 8 years. This contact was associated with better socioemotional and academic functioning at 8 and 10 years of age, particularly in school related areas. Children with greater levels of father contact had fewer behavioral problems and had higher scores on reading achievement; these results held after controlling for maternal risk. The findings showed the important role that fathers play in the lives of at-risk children, even if the father does not reside with the child.
对于青少年母亲所生子女的父亲的情况、性质及影响，人们了解甚少。当前这项研究对134名青少年母亲所生子女在其生命的头10年里父亲的参与情况进行了测量。总体而言，59%的孩子在头8年里与父亲保持着持续联系。这种联系与孩子在8岁和10岁时更好的社会情感及学业表现相关，尤其是在与学校相关的领域。与父亲接触程度较高的孩子行为问题较少，阅读成绩得分也更高；在控制了母亲的风险因素后，这些结果依然成立。研究结果表明，即使父亲不与孩子同住，父亲在高危儿童的生活中也发挥着重要作用。
