PMID- 16382796
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060221
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1046-7041 (Print)
IS  - 1046-7041 (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 6
DP  - 2005 Nov-Dec
TI  - The influence of father absence on the self-esteem and self-reported sexual 
      activity of rural southern adolescents.
PG  - 124-31
AB  - The absence of the father in the resident home is an increasing trend in the 
      United States, and the belief that the absence of fathers is lined with a variety 
      of social pathologies is gaining national momentum. This study explored the 
      relationship of father absence on self-esteem and self-reported sexual activity 
      among rural southern adolescents. A sample of 1,409 adolescents (558 males and 
      851 females) aged 11 to 18 years was surveyed, and the Miller Self-Esteem 
      Questionnaire (MSQ) was used to measure self-esteem. Analysis revealed that 
      increased sexual activity occurred by adolescents in homes where no father 
      present in the residence. Although a statistical significance was noted in the 
      relationship between father absence and lower self-esteem, the magnitude of the 
      difference was not large. Further, no relationship between self-esteem and sexual 
      activity was noted. Seemingly, the absence of the father has a potentially 
      detrimental effect on adolescents' lifestyle choices. Consideration of the notion 
      that the phenomena of fathering rather than the mere presence of a father may 
      contribute to differences in adolescent's lifestyle choices should be studied.
FAU - Hendricks, Constance Smith
AU  - Hendricks CS
AD  - School of Nursing, Hampton University, Virginia, USA. 
      constance.hendricks@hamptonu.edu
FAU - Cesario, Sandra K
AU  - Cesario SK
FAU - Murdaugh, Carolyn
AU  - Murdaugh C
FAU - Gibbons, Mary E
AU  - Gibbons ME
FAU - Servonsky, E Jane
AU  - Servonsky EJ
FAU - Bobadilla, Rodel V
AU  - Bobadilla RV
FAU - Hendricks, Denisha L
AU  - Hendricks DL
FAU - Spencer-Morgan, Barbara
AU  - Spencer-Morgan B
FAU - Tavakoli, Abbas
AU  - Tavakoli A
LA  - eng
GR  - P30 NR03962/NR/NINR NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - United States
TA  - ABNF J
JT  - The ABNF journal : official journal of the Association of Black Nursing Faculty 
      in Higher Education, Inc
JID - 9112807
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adolescent Behavior/*psychology
MH  - Attitude to Health
MH  - Child
MH  - Choice Behavior
MH  - Divorce/*psychology
MH  - Educational Status
MH  - *Father-Child Relations
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Promotion
MH  - Humans
MH  - Life Style
MH  - Male
MH  - Models, Psychological
MH  - Paternal Behavior
MH  - Psychology, Adolescent
MH  - Regression Analysis
MH  - *Rural Population
MH  - *Self Concept
MH  - Sexual Behavior/*psychology
MH  - Social Support
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
MH  - Southeastern United States
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2005/12/31 09:00
MHDA- 2006/02/24 09:00
CRDT- 2005/12/31 09:00
PHST- 2005/12/31 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/02/24 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/12/31 09:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - ABNF J. 2005 Nov-Dec;16(6):124-31.