BSN 203 GROUP 9

Psychosocial Adjustments and Assumption of Paternal Roles of Adolescent Fathers

ABSTRACT
Background: Adolescent Iathers are in need oI guidance just as adolescent mother does. Their
worth and role to the development oI the child should not be taken Ior granted because they are
vital contributors Ior building the child as a whole. In 2002, data Irom the National Center Ior
Health Statistics suggests that about 17.4 per 1,000 males` ages 15-19 years become teen Iathers.
Objective: The aim oI the study was to determine iI there is a relationship exists between the
psychosocial adjustments and the assumption oI paternal roles oI adolescent Iathers.
Method: A quantitative research design speciIically descriptive correlational was used Ior this
study oI 70 adolescent Iathers. Non-probability sampling was used in order to obtain the
respondents speciIically purposive sampling technique with the Iollowing criteria: (1) IiIteen to
nineteen years old since adolescent Iathers come Irom all racial backgrounds and varying age
groups, averaging between 15 and 19 years old, (2) with at least one child regardless oI the age,
(3) respondents must be residing with his partner and child, (4) can either be married or not
married to their partners, (5) either living with their parents or are living separately Irom them
and (6) residents oI San Juan City or Tondo, Manila. A researcher made tool entitled
Psychosocial Adjustments and assumption oI Paternal Roles Tool was used in the study. The
data were analyzed using arithmetic mean and Pearson Moment Correlation.
Results: The results revealed that adolescent Iathers still have a good level oI adjustment with
regards to his Iamily and peers and have a very good level oI adjustment with their partner. In
terms oI the assumption oI roles, they have a very good level oI parenting in assuming their role
oI interaction (parent and child interacting one on one), and responsibility. (parent oversees
welIare or the care oI child). Moreover, they have a good level oI parenting in terms oI
accessibility (parent psychologically and physically available to the child). It was also Iound out
that there is a positive strong relationship between the psychosocial adjustment and assumption
oI paternal roles oI adolescent Iathers.
Conclusion: Based on the Iindings oI the study, the researchers concluded that there is a
relationship between psychosocial adjustments and the paternal roles oI adolescent Iathers. The
researchers concluded that as the level oI psychosocial adjustment oI the Iather increases, his
level oI paternal roles also increases.