Why Fathers Matter: Science of Stable Homes

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In today's video, I respond to a recent conversation on ‘The Problem with Jon Stewart’ in which the issue of promoting stable, two-parent households in the Black community was discussed. I present data, journal articles and media representations on how and why stable and loving households protect youth and aid in their prosocial development. I use clips from ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’, ‘Family Matters’, ‘Full House’, ‘Everybody Hates Chris’, ‘Static Shock’, ‘Blue Velvet’, ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’, & ‘Do the Right Thing’.
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Peer-reviewed journals used in video:
Lu, W. (2019). Adolescent depression: national trends, risk factors, and healthcare disparities. American journal of health behavior, 43(1), 181-194.
Oman, R. F., Vesely, S. K., & Aspy, C. B. (2005). Youth assets and sexual risk behavior: the importance of assets for youth residing in one‐parent households. Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health, 37(1), 25-31.
Kaplan, D. L., Jones, E. J., Olson, E. C., & Yunzal‐Butler, C. B. (2013). Early age of first sex and health risk in an urban adolescent population. Journal of School Health, 83(5), 350-356.
Troxel, W. M., Lee, L., Hall, M., & Matthews, K. A. (2014). Single-parent family structure and sleep problems in black and white adolescents. Sleep medicine, 15(2), 255-261.
Hurd, N. M., Stoddard, S. A., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2013). Neighborhoods, social support, and African American adolescents' mental health outcomes: A multilevel path analysis. Child development, 84(3), 858-874.