Parental Incarceration Among Adolescents Receiving Mental Health Services

Phillips, Susan D.; Burns, Barbara J.; Wagner, H. Ryan; Kramer, Teresa L.; Robbins, James M.

doi:10.1023/a:1020975106679

Cited by 119 publications

(20 citation statements)

References 16 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…As study findings consistently suggest, children whose caregiver had been incarcerated showed symptoms of trauma (Arditti & Savla, 2015; Wildeman, 2010) and problem behaviors (Kjellstrand & Eddy, 2011; Murray, Farrington, & Sekol, 2012; Phillips, Burns, Wagner, Kramer, & Robbins, 2002; Phillips & Zhao, 2010; Turney, 2014). Evidence also suggests that mental health practitioners are likely to encounter adolescents whose parents are, or had been, involved in the criminal justice system (see Phillips et al, 2002). Moreover, adverse psychological outcomes of parental incarceration are positively associated with children’s aggressive behavior (Wildeman, 2010).…”

Section: Peer Norms Trauma and Externalizing Behaviors: Potential Msupporting

confidence: 51%

Family Incarceration and Bullying Among Urban African American Adolescents: The Mediating Roles of Exposure to Delinquent Peer Norms, Trauma, and Externalizing Behaviors

Lee

Johns

Smith‐Darden

et al. 2019

Families in Society

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The present study examined whether having had an incarcerated adult family member was associated with youth bullying perpetration. The study also examined whether exposure to delinquent peers’ norms, trauma, and externalizing behaviors mediated the link between adult family member’s incarceration and bullying perpetration. The study sample consisted of 638 African American adolescents, aged 13 to 21, in Chicago’s Southside. Major findings indicated that 46.8% of the study participants reported bullying perpetration (i.e., at least 1 to 2 times in the past 30 days). Moreover, an adult family member’s incarceration history was found to be positively associated with having peers who endorsed delinquent norms, trauma, and externalizing behaviors, which were linked to youth’s bullying perpetration. Programs addressing youth bullying need to consider the family dynamics.

show abstract

Section: Peer Norms Trauma and Externalizing Behaviors: Potential Msupporting

confidence: 51%

Family Incarceration and Bullying Among Urban African American Adolescents: The Mediating Roles of Exposure to Delinquent Peer Norms, Trauma, and Externalizing Behaviors

Lee

Johns

Smith‐Darden

et al. 2019

Families in Society

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…As outlined in previous literature, children of prisoners are at increased risk of offending behaviour and mental health problems (Murray et al 2009; Murray and Farrington 2008), and therefore it is perhaps not surprising that they are disproportionately represented in clinical populations (Phillips et al 2002). Screening children of prisoners might offer the opportunity to provide early intervention and prevention of later problems.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

Factor Structure and Factorial Invariance of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire among Children of Prisoners and their Parents

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Parental imprisonment has been linked to a variety of adverse psychological outcomes for children and adolescents. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) has been widely used to assess behavioural and emotional difficulties among 7–17 year olds in the general population and more recently has been utilised among samples of children of prisoners. Previous research has variously tested traditional one-, three- and five- factor solutions to the SDQ, and more recently one bifactor solution has been examined. Based on a sample of children of prisoners (N = 724) and their non-imprisoned parent or caregiver (N = 658), the aim of the present study was to simultaneously compare nine alternative factor structures, including previously tested models and alternative bifactor solutions. Tests of factorial invariance and composite reliability were also performed. The five-factor model was found to provide the best fit for the data. Tests of factorial invariance revealed that the five-factor model provided an equally acceptable, but not identical fit, among boys and girls. Composite reliability scores were low for the Conduct Problems and Peer Problems subscales. The utility of the SDQ in measuring psychological functioning in response to parental imprisonment is discussed.

show abstract

“…Prison has dire effects on families. Fathers miss children's milestones (Edin et al, 2002), family relationships deteriorate (Dennison et al, 2014;Dyer et al, 2012;Roy & Dyson, 2005), men's identities as fathers are interrupted (Dyer et al, 2012), youth mental health may worsen (Phillips et al, 2002), and families experience financial strain and loss of consistent fathering (Sharp et al, 1997(Sharp et al, /1998. Prison strains father-child relations, which can reduce motivation to be law-abiding (Wildeman & Western, 2010).…”

Section: Parenting and Incarcerationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fatherhood, Reproductive Health, and Incarcerated Men: A Qualitative Study With Implications for Reentry

Laird

Clarke

Brockmann

et al. 2020

Journal of Correctional Health Care

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

It is important to understand how incarcerated men conceptualize fatherhood for reentry. Sixteen interviews explored attitudes and feelings about parenthood, family planning, and challenges and strengths regarding fatherhood. Transcriptions were analyzed for themes using open coding. Parenting themes: being active in children’s lives, financial stability, and giving children better lives. Family planning themes: preventing sexually transmitted infection, creating stable families, importance of family planning, and birth control methods. Men were motivated to be stable fathers and utilize family planning to create stability; men expressed need for better partner communication. Fathers struggled to provide support/stability for children but expressed openness to learning parenting skills and family planning methods. Reentry strategies may address these themes to rehabilitate men and enhance family planning.

show abstract

Parental Incarceration Among Adolescents Receiving Mental Health Services

Cited by 119 publications

References 16 publications

Family Incarceration and Bullying Among Urban African American Adolescents: The Mediating Roles of Exposure to Delinquent Peer Norms, Trauma, and Externalizing Behaviors

Family Incarceration and Bullying Among Urban African American Adolescents: The Mediating Roles of Exposure to Delinquent Peer Norms, Trauma, and Externalizing Behaviors

Factor Structure and Factorial Invariance of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire among Children of Prisoners and their Parents

Fatherhood, Reproductive Health, and Incarcerated Men: A Qualitative Study With Implications for Reentry

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About