The Protective Effects of Father Involvement for Infants of Teen Mothers with Depressive Symptoms

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of father involvement on infant distress among children born to teen mothers, particularly those who are depressed. 119 teen mothers (

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Published in:Maternal and child health journal 2015-05, Vol.19 (5), p.1016-1023
Main Authors: Lewin, Amy, Mitchell, Stephanie J., Waters, Damian, Hodgkinson, Stacy, Southammakosane, Cathy, Gilmore, Jasmine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
African Americans
Age
Babies
Behavior
Child Abuse - prevention & control
Children
Children & youth
Childrens health
Cognitive development
Depression, Postpartum - psychology
Development and progression
Families & family life
Father-Child Relations
Fathers
Fathers - psychology
Female
Gynecology
Health aspects
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infants
Linear Models
Male
Maternal and Child Health
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mother-Child Relations
Mothers
Parenting - psychology
Pediatrics
Population Economics
Postpartum depression
Poverty
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Adolescence
Primary care
Primary Health Care
Public Health
Risk factors
Sociology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenage mothers
Teenagers
Young Adult
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to examine the role of father involvement on infant distress among children born to teen mothers, particularly those who are depressed. 119 teen mothers (
ISSN:1092-7875
1573-6628
DOI:10.1007/s10995-014-1600-2