Dearden K A, Hale C B, Woolley T
Birmingham School of Public Health, University of Alabama, USA.
Am J Public Health. 1995 Apr;85(4):551-4. doi: 10.2105/ajph.85.4.551.
Historically, researchers have focused on identifying risk factors for teen motherhood, largely ignoring teen fathers. This study uses the 1958 National Child Development Study of Great Britain to examine antecedents of teen fatherhood. Teen fathers were compared with later fathers and nonfathers by using epidemiological methods. Results indicate that boys who became fathers while in their teens were at increased risk for experiencing problems at home and at school and were more likely to demonstrate aggressive, truant, and law-breaking behaviors. Many of these risk factors were also evident among those who became fathers while in their early 20s.
从历史上看，研究人员一直专注于识别少女怀孕的风险因素，而基本上忽略了青少年父亲。本研究利用英国1958年全国儿童发展研究来考察青少年父亲身份的成因。通过流行病学方法，将青少年父亲与后来成为父亲的人和未成为父亲的人进行了比较。结果表明，十几岁就成为父亲的男孩在家里和学校遇到问题的风险增加，而且更有可能表现出攻击性、逃学和违法等行为。许多这些风险因素在20岁出头就成为父亲的人当中也很明显。
