Family violence and depressive symptomatology among incarcerated women

Martin, Sandra L.; Cotten, Niki U.; Browne, Dorothy C.; Kurz, Brenda; Robertson, Elizabeth B.

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“…General Accounting Office, 1999). In addition, a majority of incarcerated women report witnessing verbally or physically aggressive interactions between their own parents during childhood (Martin, Cotten, Browne, Kurz, & Robertson, 1995), and over one-third were abused by an intimate partner in the past (Greenfeld & Snell, 1999).…”

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An attachment perspective on grandparents raising their very young grandchildren: Implications for intervention and research

Poehlmann

2003

Infant Mental Health Journal

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The purpose of this article is to apply an attachment perspective to the growing number of families with grandparents raising grandchildren to increase our understanding of the complexity of intergenerational relationship processes in these families and to guide early intervention and research. It is proposed that, as grandparents take responsibility for their grandchildren, three relationship processes simultaneously occur: (1) disruptions in attachments potentially occur, especially in relationships involving parents, (2) attachment relationships between grandchildren and grandparents develop or are revised, and (3) family members' internal working models of attachment and caregiving are challenged and shaped. To address these processes, attachment theory and research focusing on the formation, disruption, and intergenerational transmission of attachment relationships are reviewed. Conclusions suggest that when grandparents assume responsibility for grandchildren, families may need and be particularly open to a range of interventions. In addition, research focusing on attachment relationships in families of grandparents raising grandchildren is needed.RESUMEN: El propósito de este estudio es aplicar la perspectiva de la afectividad al creciente número de familias en las que los abuelos crían a los nietos, para incrementar nuestra comprensión de la complejidad de los procesos de relaciones intergeneracionales en estas familias, y para guiar la temprana intervención e investigación. Se propone que, a medida que los abuelos asumen las responsabilidades de criar a sus nietos, ocurren tres procesos de relaciones simultáneamente: (1) los trastornos en la afectividad posiblemente ocurren, especialmente en aquellas relaciones que involucran a los padres, (2) las relaciones entre abuelos y nietos de desarrollan o se reconsideran, y (3) los modelos internos de afectividad y de prestar cuidado que poseen los miembros de la familia se enfrentan a un reto y adquieren forma. Con el propósito de tratar estos procesos, se revisan tanto la teoría como la investigación sobre la afectividad que se enfoca en la formación, trastorno y transmisión intergeneracional de la afectividad. Las conclusiones sugieren que cuando los abuelos asumen responsabilidad por la crianza de los nietos, las familias pudieran necesitar y estar específicamente dispuestas a una gama de intervenciones. Adicionalmente, se hace necesaria una Special thanks to Inge Bretherton, Mary Brintnall-Peterson, and Kari Morgan for productive conversations regarding links between attachment theory and families with grandparents raising grandchildren, and to two anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments on earlier versions of this manuscript. RÉ SUMÉ : Le but de cet article est d'appliquer une perspective d'attachement au nombre croissant de grands-parents qui élèvent leurs petits-enfants, de manière à étendre notre compréhension de la complexité des processus de relation intergénérationnelles dans ces familles et de manière à guider l'intervention préc...

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An attachment perspective on grandparents raising their very young grandchildren: Implications for intervention and research

Poehlmann

2003

Infant Mental Health Journal

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“…For example, Fogel (1993) reported that high levels of initial stress at prison entry were correlated with high levels of depression at a 6-month in-custody follow-up. Mental health issues such as depression and anxiety are common among incarcerated women (Baskin, Sommers, Tessler, & Steadman, 1989;Keaveny & Zauszniewski, 1999;Martin, Cotton, Browne, Kurz, & Robertson, 1995;Peters, Strozier, Murrin, & Kearns, 1997;Ross & Lawrence, 1998;Singer, Bussey, Song, & Lunghofer, 1995). In fact, one study reported that 64% of women had been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder (Jordan, Schlenger, Fairbank, & Caddell, 1996).…”

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Substance Use, Health, and Mental Health: Problems and Service Utilization Among Incarcerated Women

Staton¹,

Leukefeld²,

Webster³

2003

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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This article profiles self-reported substance use, health, and mental health problems among a sample of incarcerated women in Kentucky as well as lifetime service utilization. Findings indicate that a high percentage of women reported use of alcohol, cocaine, and multiple substances during the month before incarceration. In addition, participants reported common health problems such as dental, female reproductive, physical injuries, and mental health problems including depression and anxiety. Participants reported moderate use of emergency room and mental health treatment but limited substance abuse treatment utilization. Implications for criminal justice programs and linkages with community-based aftercare services for women are recommended based on findings that health and mental health problems are associated with service utilization before incarceration.

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“…Research conducted with prisoners (Gover, Mackenzie, & Armstrong, 2000;Martin, Cotton, Browne, Kurz, & Robertson, 1995) and community samples (Spaccarelli, Sandler, & Roosa, 1994) alike find that childhood exposure to domestic violence adversely affects children throughout their lives. Children who have been exposed to domestic violence are at increased risk for internalizing and externalizing behaviors (Evans et al, 2008;Yates, Dodds, Sroufe, & Egeland, 2003), anxiety and depressive symptoms (Adams, 2006;Gover et al, 2000;Martin et al, 1995;Murrell, Christoff, & Henning, 2007;Spaccarelli et al, 1994), trauma (Evans et al, 2008), and childhood aggressive and delinquent behaviors (Fantuzzo & Lindquist, 1989), which can extend into adulthood (Murrell et al, 2007). With the exception of Yates et al (2003), many studies have not statistically controlled for other traumatic experiences, such as being a victim of abuse, in measuring outcomes related to domestic violence exposure.…”

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Second-Generation Prisoners and the Transmission of Domestic Violence

Will

Loper

Jackson

2014

J Interpers Violence

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Adult inmates who experienced the incarceration of a parent, known as "second-generation prisoners," experience unique challenges and are at heightened risk for experiencing other adversities throughout the life span. Our study investigated one specific, and previously unexplored, type of adversity-domestic violence-within a sample of 293 incarcerated adults. We examined the relation between generation status (first-or secondgeneration prisoners), childhood exposure to domestic violence, and participation in adult relationship violence prior to incarceration. Results indicate that prisoners who had been exposed to domestic violence in childhood were more likely to engage in intimate partner violence resulting in inflicted and received injury. Relative to first-generation prisoners, second-generation prisoners reported more childhood domestic violence exposure and were more likely to have been injured by a relationship partner. However, this relation between second-generation status and injury victimization was mediated by domestic violence exposure. These results support an intergenerational pattern of domestic violence and suggest that second-generation prisoners are a unique population worthy of future investigation and mental health intervention.

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Family violence and depressive symptomatology among incarcerated women

Cited by 14 publications

References 43 publications

An attachment perspective on grandparents raising their very young grandchildren: Implications for intervention and research

An attachment perspective on grandparents raising their very young grandchildren: Implications for intervention and research

Substance Use, Health, and Mental Health: Problems and Service Utilization Among Incarcerated Women

Second-Generation Prisoners and the Transmission of Domestic Violence

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