The unwed fathers: Generation recidivism and attitudes about intercourse in California youth authority wards

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22 unwed fathers and 22 unwed nonfathers, all wards of the California Youth Authority, were interviewed, (a) More unwed fathers than nonfathers were illegitimate (p < .01) and (b) had siblings with illegitimate children (p < .001). (c) More siblings of illegitimate Ss than siblings of legitimate Ss themselves had illegitimate children (p < .01). More unwed fathers than nonfathers approved (d) of their own children's becoming unwed parents (p < .001) and (e) of extramarital sex (p < .001), but disapproved of (f) the use of contraceptives. They felt (g) responsible for pregnancies they caused (p < .05), (h) said they would marry a woman with another man's illegitimate child (p < .001), and (i) felt that their children would not be affected by their behavior (p < .001).

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