Parental incarceration and parent–youth closeness

Turney, Kristin

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“…No evidence of a relationship between paternal incarceration and mother-child relationship quality was found. These findings are consistent with previous research showing that father-child and father-mother relationships, are negatively affected by paternal incarceration, but mother-child relationships are not (Turney, 2023;Turney & Wildeman, 2013). Earlier research has also shown that the negative impact for family relationships is concentrated among families with more positive relationships before imprisonment (Turanovic et al, 2012;Turney, 2023).…”

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Paternal imprisonment, fatherhood, and family relationships

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In this dissertation, I examine the interplay between paternal imprisonment, fatherhood, and family relationships. Imprisonment and family life have been seen as incompatible (Goffman, 1961). When fathers are imprisoned, they are physically separated from their families and have limited opportunities for meaningful family contact. Family interactions are generally limited to inperson visits, telephone calls, mail, and sometimes video calls. Maintaining family contact is challenging for both fathers in prison and their family members, given the constrained environment in which such contact takes place. For example, visits are subject to restrictions in frequency, duration, privacy, physical contact, free movement, and the number of visitors. Provisions for children, such as toys and play areas, are often limited. Telephone calls are generally made from busy prison wards, with other inmates waiting in line, and are scheduled at specific times that may or may not be convenient for families outside. Overall, imprisonment creates a complex context for family life, presenting numerous challenges for fathers in prison and their family members.Despite these challenges, there may be significant differences in how paternal imprisonment affects fatherhood and family relationships. Various scenarios can be envisioned. In the first scenario, fathers' involvement in family life is greatly reduced, and the relationships between fathers and their family members are harmed as a consequence of imprisonment. These changes in family life may have negative consequences for the well-being of fathers, children, and caregivers. This scenario is likely when fathers were highly involved in family life before their imprisonment. In the second scenario, fathers' imprisonment may provide relief for families. This could be the case when fathers were a destabilizing factor in the family before imprisonment, for example in cases of domestic violence, severe substance abuse, or parental neglect. In this scenario, fathers' absence from family life due to imprisonment may have positive consequences for the well-being of children and caregivers. In the third scenario, father involvement and family relationships remain relatively unaffected by paternal imprisonment, perhaps because fathers were already absent from family life before their imprisonment. In this case, the well-being of family members may not be strongly impacted as in the first two scenarios. In the fourth scenario, fathers' confinement may create an opportunity for families to reconnect. This could occur when family relationships were strained before the fathers' imprisonment, when families 12 Chapter 1 program (Chapter 4). Lastly, I will examine the association between fatherhood and reoffending after release from prison, and investigate the role of fathers' post-release residential status (Chapter 5). Collectively, these studies aim to contribute to the understanding of how fatherhood and family relationships are affected by paternal imprisonment and provide insights into how fathe...

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Subjective Poverty, Family Support and Health-Related Well-Being of School-Aged Children in Single-Parent Households in Ghana: The Role of Health Literacy and Duration of Parental Separation

Amoah,

Amankwaa,

Lau

et al. 2024

Child Ind Res

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This study expands ongoing inquiry and debates on the influence of single-parent households on child health outcomes, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where the phenomenon is rapidly increasing. It examines how conventional (i.e., access to money for children—conceived as experience of poverty—, family support, and experience of social isolation) and contemporary (i.e., health literacy) factors shape the health-related well-being of children in single-parent homes in Ghana in the short-, medium- (five years or less) and long-term (6 years +). It also investigates the extent to which health literacy explains how other factors influence their health-related well-being. Data was gathered through a cross-sectional survey conducted in Kumasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana (n = 337). Based on binary logistic regression and structural equation modelling analysis, health literacy (Odds Ratio, OR, = 1.086, p < 0.05) and social isolation (OR, = 0.584, p < 0.05) were associated with the health-related well-being of children who had been separated from a parent for five years or less while family support (OR = 1.592, p < 0.05) was associated with the health-related well-being of children separated from a parent for more than five years. Health literacy explained the association of experience of poverty (β = -0.012, p < 0.05) and experience of social isolation (β = -0.010, p < 0.10) with their health-related well-being. However, these significant relationships did not differ according to the duration of separation. The results underscore the need to invest in policies and programmes that can reduce exposure to health risks and empower children in single-parent households to contribute to protecting their health-related well-being.

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Paternal Incarceration, Family Relationships, and Adolescents’ Internalizing and Externalizing Problem Behaviors

Venema,

Haan,

Blaauw

et al. 2024

J Dev Life Course Criminology

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Little is known about the conditions under which paternal incarceration is harmful to children and the mechanisms that explain this. This study addressed the family relationship context in the associations between paternal incarceration and adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors. Using data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a moderated mediation model was specified where paternal incarceration predicted adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors through family relationship quality, and where the mediating role of family relationship quality was moderated by pre-incarceration family relationship characteristics. Using latent profile analyses, three pre-incarceration family clusters were identified (“Cohesive”; “Fragmented”; “Disharmonious”). Analyses indicated that the association between paternal incarceration and family relationship quality differed across pre-incarceration family clusters and that decreased father-mother relationship quality mediated the negative association between paternal incarceration and adolescents’ internalizing and externalizing problem behaviors among “Cohesive” and “Fragmented”, but not among “Disharmonious” family clusters. The findings suggest that adolescents with more harmonious pre-incarceration family relationships are most vulnerable to the negative consequences of paternal incarceration. The study demonstrates the need to consider the family relationship context to understand the intergenerational consequences of incarceration.

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Parental incarceration and parent–youth closeness

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Paternal imprisonment, fatherhood, and family relationships

Paternal imprisonment, fatherhood, and family relationships

Subjective Poverty, Family Support and Health-Related Well-Being of School-Aged Children in Single-Parent Households in Ghana: The Role of Health Literacy and Duration of Parental Separation

Paternal Incarceration, Family Relationships, and Adolescents’ Internalizing and Externalizing Problem Behaviors

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