Does Nonmarital Childbearing and Mother’s Later Marriage Influence Child Health in Adolescence?

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Williams, Kristi; Sassler, Sharon; Frech, Adrianne; Addo, Fenaba R.; & Cooksey, Elizabeth C. (2013). Does Nonmarital Childbearing and Mother's Later Marriage Influence Child Health in Adolescence?. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 54(3), 277.

Abstract

Growing rates of nonmarital fertility coupled with high rates of poverty in single-parent homes have raised concerns about the impact of these trends on children and fueled debate about how to improve the well-being of children born to single mothers. Public discourse and policy have focused on promoting marriage among low-income single mothers despite a lack of empirical evidence that such policies will be effective. Because unmarried mothers face barriers to forming stable, high-quality, and economically beneficial marriages, their later unions may not offer the same benefits to children as traditional, twobiological-parent families formed before children’s birth.

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https://doi.org/10.1177/0022146513501993

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Journal Article

Year Published

2013

Journal Title

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Author(s)

Williams, Kristi
Sassler, Sharon
Frech, Adrianne
Addo, Fenaba R.
Cooksey, Elizabeth C.

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Addo - 0000-0003-1935-3300