How prisoners and their partners experience the maintenance of their relationship during a prison sentence

Abstract

How prisoners and their partners experience the maintenance of their relationship during a prison sentence.

Romantic attachment, childhood stability, depression, and PTSD in couples with an incarcerated partner

“…The potential for partners of justice‐involved individuals to be affected is present and consistent with the nature of PTSD. Previous research indicates difficulty in cohabitation and romantic relationships within the carceral population [19, 51, 53, 78, 79]. Our findings are congruent with other studies that show the advantage of secure attachment in adult romantic relationships [29, 79].…”

“…Our findings are congruent with other studies that show the advantage of secure attachment in adult romantic relationships [29,79]. Findings that indicate that childhood stability leads to sociosexual stability fit within the context of our research on childhood stability and adult romantic attachment [43].…”

“…Final score is a summation of individual items. Previous research indicates difficulty in cohabitation and romantic relationships within the carceral population [19,51,53,78,79].…”

Mental health, perceived consensus of coparenting, and physical health among incarcerated fathers and their nonincarcerated, romantic partners.

“…Of further significance in a field of research that has placed disproportionate emphasis on the experiences of traditional families (married or divorced coparents with shared biological children), the current study examined coparenting dynamics in a sample with diverse family structures that includes marital and nonmarital relationships, residential and nonresidential coparenting, and biological and nonbiological children. Because maintaining healthy relationships while incarcerated can improve the behavior and well-being of both parents, steps must be taken to improve incarcerated coparenting relationships (De Claire et al, 2020; Tadros, Durante, et al, 2021). Such families can be profoundly affected by the functioning of criminal justice and health and human services systems and a better understanding of their experiences is critical for informing future policy in each of these sectors (Tadros, Hutcherson, et al, 2021).…”

Publishing in JCASP: The importance of theoretical relevance and of social impact

“…JCASP welcomes a broad array of methodological approaches, including qualitative (De Claire, Dixon, & Larkin, 2020; Heywood & Goodman, 2019) and participatory research (De‐Graft Aikins et al, 2020; Stauss, Jackson, & Maxwell, 2019), as well as quantitative research conducted with correlational (Carbone, 2019; Raccanello, Brondino, Trifiletti, & Shamloo, 2020), longitudinal (Carew, Noor, & Burns, 2019) or experimental methods (Bowman & West, 2019; Lim, Au, & Turner, 2020). Theoretical psychological analyses on meaningful social issues are also welcomed in JCASP (Jay, Batruch, Jetten, McGarthy, & Muldoon, 2019).…”