Males who are born to adolescent fathers are more likely than males born to older fathers to perpetuate the trend by also becoming fathers while in their adolescence.
A recent study into early parenthood has found that males who are born to adolescent fathers are more likely to perpetuate the trend by also becoming fathers while in their adolescence, when compared to males born to older fathers.
For the study, researchers examined whether paternal adolescent fatherhood predicted participant adolescent fatherhood.
Teen Dad Alfie Patten Is Not The Actual Father: DNA Tests
DNA tests on Alfie Patten, the 13-year-old boy alleged to have become a father when he was just 12, show that he is not the baby girl's actual dad.
DNA tests on Alfie Patten, the 13-year-old boy alleged to have become a father when he was just 12, show that he is not the baby girl's actual dad.
They found that sons of adolescent fathers were 1.8 times more likely to become adolescent fathers than were sons of older fathers, after other risk factors were accounted for.
"The results of this study indicate an intergenerational cycle of adolescent fatherhood above and beyond the influence of having an adolescent mother and other traditional risk factors for adolescent pregnancy," the study's authors said.
Australian Study Links Unwanted Teen Sex to Binge Drinking
A nationwide survey conducted in Australia has found that the rise in binge drinking among high school girls is driving an increase in unwanted teen sex.
A nationwide survey conducted in Australia has found that the rise in binge drinking among high school girls is driving an increase in unwanted teen sex.
The study has been published in the American Journal of Public Health.
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NHS' Pleasure Advises Teen Sex 'Can Be Fun'
Britain's National Health Service wants children to have a positive approach to sex, for which it has come up with new pamphlet, called Pleasure.
Britain's National Health Service wants children to have a positive approach to sex, for which it has come up with new pamphlet, called Pleasure.
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10 Year Sentence for Teen Sex Repealed
A Georgia judge ordered the release from prison Monday of a man sentence to 10 years imprisonment for consensual oral sex with a 15 year old girl when he was 17.
A Georgia judge ordered the release from prison Monday of a man sentence to 10 years imprisonment for consensual oral sex with a 15 year old girl when he was 17.
