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>Though I imagine the prevalence is much higher in black youth, this is a general issue that goes beyond race. It certainly does. I'm having trouble digging up
by cmdshiftf4 7y ago
>Though I imagine the prevalence is much higher in black youth, this is a general issue that goes beyond race.
It certainly does. I'm having trouble digging up primary sources I've read on this before (there's a ton of secondary by searching "Consequences of fatherless childhoods", "consequences of single-parent households" and similar on DuckDuckGo), but studies are showing that children being brought up in single-parent or "fragile" households fare worse than their counterparts brought up in two-parent, comparatively stable households.
The issue is likely significantly compounding generation after generation. It's not really a surprise that children need a stable household with good role models at the helm though, and the absence of which being damaging.
- taurath 7y agoIt’s better to have no role models than negative role models that stick around and make things worse, in a lot of cases.
- toasterlovin 7y agoFWIW, historically most researchers have not adequately dealt with genetic confounding. That is, people who grow up in single parent households experience the environment that their parents create for them (which is what everyone focuses on), but they also share their parents genes. And, if there is a significant genetic component that leads parents to create dysfunctional environments for their children, their children are likely to possess the same genes.