Does Father Absence Place Daughters at Special Risk for Early Sexual Activity and Teenage Pregnancy?
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Does father absence place daughters at special risk for early sexual activity and teenage pregnancy?
The impact of father absence on early sexual activity and teenage pregnancy was investigated in longitudinal studies in the United States (N = 242) and New Zealand (N = 520), in which community samples of girls were followed prospectively from early in life (5 years) to approximately age 18. Greater exposure to father absence was strongly associated with elevated risk for early sexual activity ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Child Development
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0009-3920,1467-8624
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00569