Health Status and Behaviors of Unwed Fathers

Author: Melvin Wilson, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn Publisher: Center for Research on Child Wellbeing Publication: Working Paper #01-01-FF Document Date:                  January 01, 2001 Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Mental Health Related Categories: Family Structure > Impact of Family Structure on Adults Family Structure > Parental Marital Status Parenthood/Childrearing > Cohabiting Parents Parenthood/Childrearing > Fatherhood Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Absence Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Involvement Parenthood/Childrearing > Parental Substance Abuse   This paper provides a comparative analysis of the overall well-being of fathers who are either married or in other various forms of relationships with their child's mother.  Measures of well-being include physical health, mental health, abusiveness towards the child's mother, drug and alcohol use, and smoking. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link