The Consequences of Adolescent Parenthood on Men's Depression, Parental Satisfaction, and Fertility in Adulthood

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Adolescent fathers who drop out of school to enter the labor force jeopardize their educations, subsequent occupations, and their life-time earning potentials, as well as enter adult roles for which they may not be emotionally prepared. This life event during their adolescence puts them at high risk for economic problems and stress related to accelerated role development: Using a sample from a national study, it was hypothesized that men who fathered during adolescence (n = 227) would report greater fertility, more depression, and lower levels of parental satisfaction than men who first fathered during their 20s (n = 1032). Ordinary least squares regression was used to test the hypotheses. Men who fathered during adolescence were found to have significantly greater rates of fertility and depression, but higher levels of parental satisfaction, as compared to men who fathered as adults, when also controlling for SES, race, fertility, and age.

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