Latino youth are more likely to live under the poverty line and to become adolescent parents. Although research exists examining adolescent mothers, less is known about adolescent fathers, particularly Latino adolescent fathers. Much of what does exist uses a deficit lens, as opposed to one of strength and resilience. Although adolescent fathers sometimes do struggle in their transition to fatherhood, it is critical to understand the positive ways in which they adapt. The present study uses in-depth interviews and applies the vulnerability-stress-adaptation (VSA) model to understand parental adaptation processes among a sample of low-income Latino adolescent fathers (N = 11). Despite economic vulnerability, including low income and limited resources, fathers’ aspirations to provide for their children served as an adaptive mechanism. These aspirations were influenced by the quality of their relationship with the mother of their children as well as by cultural influences from their families-of-origin. Findings indicated the importance of a positive, holistic family experience that includes cultural notions of familism. By identifying the processes by which adolescent fathers experience vulnerabilities, stress, and adaptation to those stressors, it is possible to develop and implement culturally responsive and strengths-based services and policies to better support their transition, including those related to job readiness, relationship education, and family involvement.

拉丁美洲年轻人更有可能生活在贫困线以下并成为青春期的父母。尽管存在研究青春期母亲的研究，但对青春期父亲，特别是拉丁裔青春期父亲的了解却很少。确实存在的许多东西都使用了缺陷镜片，而不是强度和弹性之一。尽管青春期的父亲有时会在过渡为父亲的过程中挣扎，但了解他们适应生活的积极方式至关重要。本研究使用了深度访谈并运用了脆弱性压力适应（VSA）模型来了解低收入拉丁裔青少年父亲样本中的父母适应过程（N. = 11）。尽管经济脆弱，包括低收入和有限的资源，但父亲为自己的子女提供抚养的愿望成为了一种适应机制。这些愿望受到他们与子女母亲的关系质量以及来自其原籍家庭的文化影响的影响。调查结果表明了积极，全面的家庭经历的重要性，其中包括家族主义的文化观念。通过确定青春期父亲经历脆弱，压力和适应这些压力源的过程，有可能制定和实施具有文化响应能力和基于优势的服务和政策，以更好地支持他们的过渡，包括与工作准备，关系教育有关的服务和政策。 ，以及家人的参与。