Using data from a national survey, the authors investigated the family life of men who fathered their first child during adolescence (N = 227) from a quality-of-life perspective. Findings suggest that men who first fathered during their adolescent years experience levels of marital satisfaction and instability in intimate relationships similar to those of men who first fathered during their twenties. However, men who were fathers as adolescents actually reported greater parental satisfaction than did men who first fathered during their twenties. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.
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