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    Longitudinal Study of Body Mass Index in Young Males and the Transition to Fatherhood.

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    Despite a growing understanding that the social determinants of health have an impact on body mass index (BMI), the role of fatherhood on young men's BMI is understudied. This longitudinal study examines BMI in young men over time as they transition from adolescence into fatherhood in a nationally representative sample. Data from all four waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health supported a 20-year longitudinal analysis of 10,253 men beginning in 1994. A "fatherhood-year" data set was created and changes in BMI were examined based on fatherhood status (nonfather, nonresident father, resident father), fatherhood years, and covariates. Though age is positively associated with BMI over all years for all men, comparing nonresident and resident fathers with nonfathers reveals different trajectories based on fatherhood status. Entrance into fatherhood is associated with an increase in BMI trajectory for both nonresident and resident fathers, while nonfathers exhibit a decrease over the same period. In this longitudinal, population-based study, fatherhood and residence status play a role in men's BMI. Designing obesity prevention interventions for young men that begin in adolescence and carry through young adulthood should target the distinctive needs of these populations, potentially improving their health outcomes

    Making Fathers Count: Assessing the Progress of Responsible Fatherhood Efforts

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    This report provides a history of the issue of fatherhood in policy debates and philanthropic action from the late 1960's through the present day. It then outlines research findings in seven core areas of fatherhood and discusses accomplishments and challenges for policymakers

    Adolescent Reproductive Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs and Future Fatherhood.

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    PurposeWith a growing focus on the importance of men's reproductive health, including preconception health, the ways in which young men's knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (KAB) predict their reproductive paths are understudied. To determine if reproductive KAB predicts fatherhood status, timing and residency (living with child or not).MethodsReproductive KAB and fatherhood outcomes were analyzed from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a 20-year, nationally representative study of individuals from adolescence into adulthood. Four measures of reproductive KAB were assessed during adolescence in waves I and II. A generalized linear latent and mixed model predicted future fatherhood status (nonfather, resident/nonresident father, adolescent father) and timing while controlling for other socio-demographic variables.ResultsOf the 10,253 men, 3,425 were fathers (686 nonresident/2,739 resident) by wave IV. Higher risky sexual behavior scores significantly increased the odds of becoming nonresident father (odds ratio [OR], 1.30; p < .0001), resident father (OR, 1.07; p = .007), and adolescent father (OR, 1.71; p < .0001); higher pregnancy attitudes scores significantly increased the odds of becoming a nonresident father (OR, 1.20; p < .0001) and resident father (OR, 1.11; p < .0001); higher birth control self-efficacy scores significantly decreased the odds of becoming a nonresident father (OR, .72; p < .0001) and adolescent father (OR, .56; p = .01).ConclusionsYoung men's KAB in adolescence predicts their future fatherhood and residency status. Strategies that address adolescent males' reproductive KAB are needed in the prevention of unintended reproductive consequences such as early and nonresident fatherhood

    Promoting Responsible Fatherhood

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    Outlines the need to engage fathers in improving long-term outcomes for vulnerable children at Casey's Making Connections sites. Offers a guide to the elements and principles of effective fatherhood programs, challenges, promising examples, and resources

    The fatherhood of God from Origen to Athanasius

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    Reviewed Book: Widdicombe, Peter. The fatherhood of God from Origen to Athanasius. Oxford: Clarendon Pr; [S.l.]: Oxford Univ Pr, 1994. Oxford theological monographs

    40+ Top Fatherhood Resources

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    Lists online resources for improving outcomes for children through fathers' involvement. Includes research and data; guidance on programming; resources for Latino/Hispanic, African-American, and Native American fathers, and tools, guides, and curricula

    Responsible Fatherhood Investments, 1994-2009: Influence, Impact, and Leverage

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    Reviews the Annie E. Casey Foundation's investments in and contributions to the field of responsible fatherhood in improving outcomes for vulnerable children, including convening, funding ideologically diverse grantees, and providing technical assistance
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