Psychosocial Correlates of Intimacy Achievement Among Adolescent Fathers-to-Be
Matthew, R. Winstanley; Steven, A. Meyers; Paul Florsheim
Journal of Youth and Adolescence 31(2): 91-100
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0047-2891 DOI: 10.1023/a:1014093308760Document Number: 261001
We investigated the relation between urban psychosocial stressors and intimacy achievement in a sample of 59 African American, Hispanic American, and White adolescent fathers-to-be. Participants received an intimacy score based on Orlofsky's Intimacy Status Rating Scale. Those with higher cumulative psychosocial stressors had lower levels of intimacy. One psychosocial risk factor, low interpersonal empathy, was significantly associated with intimacy levels. African Americans had lower levels of intimacy than Hispanic or White participants.