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Title: Young Fathers' Involvement with Fragile Families: A Longitudinal Analysis
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Koball, Heather |
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Young Fathers' Involvement with Fragile Families: A Longitudinal Analysis Presented: Atlanta, GA, Population Association of America Annual Meetings, May 2002 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): Cohabitation; Family Characteristics; Family Formation; Fathers; Fathers, Absence; Fathers, Involvement; Parental Marital Status Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Research shows that the majority of unwed parents create fragile families at the time of their child's birth. Fragile families include unmarried parents who cohabit or who live apart with frequent visitation. Within a few years, however, many unwed fathers have dropped out of the lives of their children and their children's mothers. This study uses longitudinal data to examine factors that predict young men's likelihood of forming fragile families and remaining involved in these families. Data come from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. Two research questions are addressed. One, what individual, family, and community characteristics are associated with a young man's likelihood of forming a fragile family? Two, what characteristics predict whether a nonmarital father will remain involved in his child's life, either through marriage, cohabitation, or through frequent visitation with his child? |
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Koball, Heather. "Young Fathers' Involvement with Fragile Families: A Longitudinal Analysis." Presented: Atlanta, GA, Population Association of America Annual Meetings, May 2002. |