Application for New Award: National Poverty Research Center at the University of Michigan

Investigators:   Rebecca M. Blank, Sheldon H. Danziger

The term “parentification” refers to when children adopt the roles and responsibilities of parents within their families. This study will explore the influence of parentification on adolescents’ attitudes towards early family formation, including early childbearing and early marriage. We will test the hypothesis that parentified adolescents are more likely to anticipate marriage and childbearing and to anticipate these occurring at earlier dates than non-parentified youth. To test this hypothesis we will analyze data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), Child Development Supplement (CDS), a longitudinal study of a representative sample of U.S. individuals—men, women, and children—and the families in which they reside. We will analyze attitudinal data drawn from face-to-face interviews with youth 13-18 years of age as well as time-use data recording the extent of their involvement in parental activities. Study findings will help to inform policymakers who are developing programs to prevent early formation.

Funding Period: 09/30/2002 to 09/29/2007


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