Related Experiment Video
Updated: Nov 26, 2025

Assessing the Coherence of Parents' Short Narratives Regarding their Child Using the Five-Minute Speech Sample Procedure
Published on: September 19, 2019
Evaluating the Relationship Between Adolescent Fatherhood and Routine Health Care in a Nationally Representative
Introduction:
This study evaluates whether fatherhood status is associated with receipt of preventive care (i.e., a routine physical) among adolescent males and whether attending their child's appointments is associated with greater odds of preventive care.
Method:
This study is a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data collected from the 2011-2017 National Survey of Family Growth. The sample consisted of 3,831 males aged 15-21 years. Logistic regression models were constructed to assess the odds of having a routine physical in the previous year.
Results:
Adolescent fatherhood (adjusted odds ratio = 0.56, 95% confidence interval = [0.32, 0.99]) was associated with reduced odds of having a routine physical in the previous year. Attending a child's appointment was not associated with having a routine physical in the previous year (adjusted odds ratio = 0.18, 95% confidence interval = [0.01, 2.31]).
Discussion:
Having a child is associated with foregoing routine physical care in the previous 12 months. Elucidating barriers may inform interventions to increase the uptake of preventive care for adolescent fathers.
Related Concept Videos
Influence of Parents and Peers on Identity
Parental Influence on Identity Development
Parents serve as primary guides and managers in an adolescent's life, offering support instrumental in decision-making and personal growth....
Sources of Self-Esteem I: Family Experience
Parental Care
Relationship with Parents: Attachment
Longitudinal Research
Parenting Styles
Authoritarian Parenting
This style is strict and controlling, with little room for open dialogue. Authoritarian parents demand obedience and often enforce rules with minimal warmth. Children raised this way may lack social skills and initiative, usually comparing themselves to others unfavorably.
Authoritative...

