Perceptions of the effect of parental deportation on adult intimate relationships
Sandra Espinoza,
Sean Davis,
Gita Seshadri
Abstract:Research has shown that children of undocumented Latinx parents in the United States are at greater risk for negative long‐term effects on their mental health and overall well‐being. Chief among these concerns are the negative effects of disrupted attachment processes, as deported parents are often taken from their families by force and required to parent from afar, if they can continue parenting at all. Despite the ubiquity of deported families, little is known about the effects of deportation on the attachme… Show more
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