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Title: How Does Family Structure Matter? Father Involvement and the Behavior of Young Adolescents
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Carlson, Marcia Jeanne |
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How Does Family Structure Matter? Father Involvement and the Behavior of Young Adolescents Presented: Chicago, IL, Population Association of America Meetings, April 1998 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: Population Association of America Keyword(s): Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); Behavior Problems Index (BPI); CESD (Depression Scale); Child Self-Administered Supplement (CSAS); Depression (see also CESD); Fathers, Absence; Fathers, Involvement Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper looks at how one aspect of family structure influences adolescent outcomes. In particular, I examine the effect of the nature, quality and quantity of father-child interaction on the behavior of adolescents ages 10 to 14. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, I estimate a regression model to determine whether father closeness and involvement, as self-reported by adolescents, influences behavioral index scores after controlling for relevant social, economic and demographic characteristics. Results indicate that father involvement, regardless of father's residential location, has important consequences for both internalizing and externalizing behavior of adolescents. |
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Carlson, Marcia Jeanne. "How Does Family Structure Matter? Father Involvement and the Behavior of Young Adolescents." Presented: Chicago, IL, Population Association of America Meetings, April 1998. |