Fathers of children conceived out of wedlock: Prepregnancy, high school, psychological test results

Compares 9th grade MMPIs and other information of 94 boys reported to have fathered out-of-wedlock children at some later date with data from 94 control 9th grade boys, each of whom was matched with an out-of-wedlock groups for age, socioeconomic status, and school attended. Critical ratios for diff...

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Published in:Developmental psychology 1971-03, Vol.4 (2), p.215-218
Main Author: Pauker, Jerome D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fathers
Human
Intelligence
Male
Marriage
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
Pregnancy
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Summary:Compares 9th grade MMPIs and other information of 94 boys reported to have fathered out-of-wedlock children at some later date with data from 94 control 9th grade boys, each of whom was matched with an out-of-wedlock groups for age, socioeconomic status, and school attended. Critical ratios for differences between means of correlated samples revealed the out-of-wedlock group to be significantly ( < .02) higher on MMPI Scales F, 8, and 9, but with the overlap very great and the differences small. The 2 groups were virtually identical on 2 tests of intellectual functioning. The out-of-wedlock boys were much more similar to their controls than different.
ISSN:0012-1649
1939-0599
DOI:10.1037/h0030452