A Research and Intervention Agenda for Children with Incarcerated Parents and Their Families

Poehlmann-Tynan, Julie; Eddy, J. Mark

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-16707-3_24

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“…Second, our measure of household member contact with the criminal justice system does specify who in the household was arrested. Due to the challenges of collecting data with justice-involved families (Poehlmann & Eddy, 2010), researchers often need to rely on data and measures of contact with the criminal justice system that were not designed to answer the nuanced questions that researchers currently have. The advantage of our measure, however, relative to other studies is that it is temporally proximal (within the past year as opposed to anytime during childhood) and that it pertains to someone who lives in the child’s household (rather than someone who is biologically related, but may or may not be a part of his or her life).…”

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Household Member Arrest and Adolescent Substance Use: The Mediating Roles of Parenting and Youth Psychological Distress

Johnson¹,

Kilpatrick

Bolland³

et al. 2019

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Using data ( N = 1,803) from the Mobile Youth Survey, a community-based study of risk and resilience among predominantly African American youth, this study examines whether indicators of parenting and youth psychological distress mediate the relationship between household member arrest and substance use. Results of structural equation analyses suggest that household member contact with the criminal justice system has indirect effects on adolescent substance use via its impact on parenting. Household member arrest was associated with fewer family rules, monitoring, and curfew restrictions, which in turn was associated with increased frequency of alcohol and marijuana use. Although household member arrest was positively associated with psychological distress, there was no evidence of an internalizing pathway to substance use. Findings underscore the importance of identifying and then intervening on family processes as a way to reduce the impact of family contact with the criminal justice system on young people.

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confidence: 99%

Household Member Arrest and Adolescent Substance Use: The Mediating Roles of Parenting and Youth Psychological Distress

Johnson¹,

Kilpatrick

Bolland³

et al. 2019

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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“…Consequently, caregiver mental health may serve as a family resilience process in which child well-being is a function of parental wellness despite other contextual stressors such as material hardship [ 26 , 49 ]. Although previous research has indicated the general importance of having a stable caregiver during PI [ 52 , 53 , 56 , 57 ], further research is needed to examine caregiver mental health as a specific mediating resilience process with families experiencing PI.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although primarily deficit-focused, an emerging literature is beginning to document evidence of children’s competence in contexts of PI [ 33 ]. These competencies are developmentally specific and linked to age salient tasks such as attachment and school success [ 57 ]. Therefore, for school-aged youth, academic adjustment is a critical area of concern [ 60 ].…”

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Against the Odds: A Structural Equation Analysis of Family Resilience Processes during Paternal Incarceration

Morgan

Arditti

Dennison

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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On any given day, approximately 2.1 million children in Europe have an incarcerated parent. Although research indicates that material hardship is associated with parental incarceration, and particularly paternal incarceration, little is known about family processes that may mitigate the harmful effects of such hardship on children with an incarcerated parent. Guided by a resilience framework, this study examined how family processes mediate the effects of material hardship on youth academic adjustment within the context of paternal incarceration. Using Danish data that assessed key family constructs, structural equation modeling was used to perform a mediational within-group analysis of primary caregivers (n = 727) to children with an incarcerated father. Results indicate that although social support and parenting skills did not yield mediating effects, caregiver mental health strongly mediated the effects of material hardship on youth academic adjustment during paternal incarceration. Findings suggest that economic conditions, as well as caregiver mental health symptoms, are important areas of intervention that may promote family-level resilience for youth of an imprisoned father. We conclude with research and practice recommendations to advance our understanding of resilience among families with an incarcerated parent.

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“…Longitudinal designs for studying relationships would enhance our understanding of how FCRs develop over time. Given the importance of preprison relationships, there is a need for studies that include preprison measurements of FCRs (Poehlmann-Tynan & Eddy, 2019).…”

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“…Some studies even found that most children with an imprisoned parent fall in a relatively low risk group in terms of behavioral problems and social competence (Johnson et al, 2018;kjellstrand et al, 2018;kremer et al, 2020). Although these differential consequences of paternal imprisonment for children are increasingly being pointed out by researchers (Arditti, 2012;Haskins et al, 2018;Poehlmann-Tynan & Arditti, 2018;Turney, 2017), the mechanisms through which these occur remain understudied (Poehlmann-Tynan & Eddy, 2019).…”

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Paternal Imprisonment and Father–Child Relationships: A Systematic Review

Venema

Haan

Blaauw

et al. 2021

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Although father–child relationships (FCRs) are central to children’s experience of paternal imprisonment, few studies address this subject. A systematic review was conducted to synthesize the literature on paternal imprisonment and FCRs. Four academic databases were searched for peer-reviewed studies. Thirty studies were identified. It was found that FCRs most often deteriorate due to paternal imprisonment, but sometimes remain stable or change positively. Four key factors were found to influence FCRs: (a) the quality of preprison FCRs, (b) the frequency and experience of father–child contact during imprisonment, (c) the child’s primary caregivers’ role in facilitating father–child contact, and (d) prison barriers for maintaining FCRs during imprisonment. The interplay between these factors is essential for understanding FCRs in this context, which may explain children’s divergent experiences of paternal imprisonment. An integrated framework of FCRs in the context of paternal imprisonment is presented. Limitations and directions for research are discussed.

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A Research and Intervention Agenda for Children with Incarcerated Parents and Their Families

Cited by 16 publications

References 34 publications

Household Member Arrest and Adolescent Substance Use: The Mediating Roles of Parenting and Youth Psychological Distress

Household Member Arrest and Adolescent Substance Use: The Mediating Roles of Parenting and Youth Psychological Distress

Against the Odds: A Structural Equation Analysis of Family Resilience Processes during Paternal Incarceration

Paternal Imprisonment and Father–Child Relationships: A Systematic Review

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