Fathers' influence in the lives of children with adolescent mothers
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The involvement of fathers in children of adolescent mothers over the first 10 years of life is studied. It is observed that children with greater level of father contact have fewer behavioral problems and have high scores of educational achievement, confirming the important role of the fathers in the lives of at-risk children, even if the father does not reside with the child.
Publication Name: Journal of Family Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0893-3200
Year: 2006
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Mediators of the relation between maternal depressive symptoms and child internalizing and disruptive behavior disorder
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A study examining four different psychosocial mediators to determine whether they predicted children's later diagnoses as a function of material depressive symptoms is presented. Results indicated that elevated material depressive symptoms were associated with later difficulties in the family environment.
Publication Name: Journal of Family Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0893-3200
Year: 2003
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Linking changes in whole family functioning and children's externalizing behavior across the elementary school years
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A study examining linkages between children's externalizing behavior and observational assessments of their family environments is presented. The study is said to narrow the gap between clinical family theories and empirical family research.
Publication Name: Journal of Family Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0893-3200
Year: 2003
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