Family Structure, Function, and the Early Transition to Fatherhood in Great Britain: Identifying Antecedents Using Longitudinal Data

(1994) - Kirk Dearden, Christiane Hale, Mary Blankson

Journal: Journal of Marriage and the Family
Link:: https://www.jstor.org/stable/353597?origin=crossref
DOI:: 10.2307/353597
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Tags:: #paper #NCDS #Family
Cite Key:: [@Dearden1994]

Abstract

ABSTRACT) Data from the National Child Development Study of the UK were used to identify social risk factors for becoming a father at a young age. Presence of older siblings was associated with transition to early fatherhood.

Notes

“Of note, boys from lower social classes were significantly less likely to participate in follow-up assessments at ages 16 and 23.” (Dearden et al., 1994, p. 3)