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Adolescent Mothers & Their Babies’ Fathers: Predictors of Paternal Involvement and Coparenting

Adolescent Mothers & Their Babies’ Fathers: Predictors of Paternal Involvement and Coparenting. Christina B. Gee, Ph.D. Psychology Department http://home.gwu.edu/~cgee. cgee@gwu.edu 202-994-7683. Adolescent Mother and the Fathers of Their Children.

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Adolescent Mothers & Their Babies’ Fathers: Predictors of Paternal Involvement and Coparenting

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  1. Adolescent Mothers & Their Babies’ Fathers: Predictors of Paternal Involvement and Coparenting Christina B. Gee, Ph.D. Psychology Department http://home.gwu.edu/~cgee cgee@gwu.edu 202-994-7683

  2. Adolescent Mother and the Fathers of Their Children • U.S. has the highest adolescent birth rate among Western industrialized countries • > 400,000 infants born to teens each year; 17% of 15-year-old girls give birth before 20 • 50% of fathers have no contact with adolescent mother at 8 months postpartum • Child support decreases (80% 1st yr after delivery; 1/3 after 4 yrs; 1/6 after 6 years)

  3. Research Agenda • Examine impact of social support for adolescent mothers’ psychological adjustment • Siblings, Partners/Fathers, Maternal grandmothers • Examine predictors of father involvement • Father’s involvement during pregnancy and early postpartum • Relationship quality between parents • Maternal grandmothers support • Involvement with a new male partner • Examine the development of coparenting processes during first postpartum year

  4. Current ResearchNIMH K-01, 2004-2009 • Participants: African American and Latino adolescent mothers and fathers in DC metro area • Inclusion criteria: African American or Latino/a; English or Spanish speaking; Mothers ages 13-19, pregnant with first child • Procedure: One-on-one interviews in 3rd trimester, 6 months postpartum, 1 year postpartum • Measures • Father Involvement and Coparenting • Adolescent mother and fathers’ relationship quality • Social support from baby’s maternal and paternal grandparents • Racial identity and acculturation • Parenting Stress • Psychopathology (i.e., depression, anxiety, substance abuse) • Status: Currently collecting data at community sites

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