Children of Incarcerated Parents: The Impact of Parental Incarceration on Prisoners and Their Families

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Novero Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Parental Incarceration ◽  
Children Of Incarcerated Parents ◽  
Incarcerated Parents ◽  
The Impact

Research and Best Practices to Support Students with Incarcerated Parents

2020 ◽  
pp. 165-180
Author(s):  
Megan Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Parental Incarceration ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Children Of Incarcerated Parents ◽  
Incarcerated Parents ◽  
School Based ◽  
Need Support ◽  
Support Students ◽  
The Relationship

The understanding of the relationship between a parent’s incarceration and a child’s outcomes has continued to evolve since the 1950s. Until very recently, however, most researchers have undertaken small-scale studies focused on the period when the parent is imprisoned, and most advocates and practitioners have had few resources at their disposal. All educators benefit from understanding how and why children of incarcerated parents may need support and from recognizing gaps in research. This chapter addresses developmental and other associated outcomes of parental incarceration and offers concrete practices schools can use to support children. In order to most effectively help students, school-based professionals should recognize the myriad ways parental incarceration impacts children’s emotional, physical, social and academic well-being.

Children’s and Adolescents’ Emotion Regulation in the Context of Parental Incarceration

2017 ◽  
pp. 351-373
Author(s):  
Janice Zeman ◽  
Danielle Dallaire
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Parental Incarceration ◽  
Family Reunification ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Emotion Coaching ◽  
Incarcerated Parents ◽  
Children's Emotion ◽  
Psychological Maladjustment ◽  
Psychological Educational ◽  
The Impact

This chapter discusses children’s emotion regulation and adjustment in relation to parental incarceration. Parental incarceration may contribute to psychological maladjustment by disrupting the attachment bond between the parent and child and by influencing the development and deployment of maladaptive emotion regulation competencies. A nascent body of research indicates children of incarcerated parents are at risk for negative socio-emotional, psychological, educational, and health outcomes. Limited studies have investigated the impact incarceration has on emotion regulation; preliminary findings demonstrate children who manifest stronger emotion regulation skills have fewer negative psychological outcomes. Thus, a more comprehensive investigation of emotion regulation competencies fostering resilience is warranted. Additionally, future research investigating the impact of modeling and emotion coaching by key socializing figures is warranted. Training children and caregivers to manage affect during emotionally-provocative situations during the incarceration period (e.g., visitations, family reunification) may promote healthy adjustment.

Supporting incarcerated fathers: An exploration of research and practice in Victoria, Australia

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tess S. Bartlett
Keyword(s):  
Global Scale ◽  
Parental Incarceration ◽  
Incarcerated Parents ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Incarcerated Fathers ◽  
Do So

In recent decades the number of incarcerated parents has increased on a global scale. The majority of these prisoners are men, yet there has been very little formal attention concerning the parenting status of these men, despite knowledge about the impact of parental incarceration on children being well established. In Victoria, Australia, some 93 per cent of prisoners are men, and more than half of these are fathers, yet they have also attracted limited scholarly and practitioner attention. This article explores research and practice accounts regarding support for incarcerated fathers and their children, particularly emphasising visiting, supported/visiting and fathering units, to build knowledge in Victoria. To do so it examines 36 publications from 2000 to 2018, addressing a gap in knowledge relating to supporting father-child relationships from prison. It concludes by offering pragmatic solutions for the development of supports that will contribute to the maintenance of these relationships.

Parental Incarceration and Intergenerational Transfers to Young Adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 1433-1457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja E. Siennick
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Parental Incarceration ◽  
Incarcerated Mothers ◽  
Incarcerated Parents ◽  
Parental Transfers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Incarcerated Fathers ◽  
Extended Work

This study extended work on the consequences of incarceration for families by linking parents’ incarcerations to their material support of children entering adulthood. It examined two categories of support, parental transfers of cash and shared housing, that are known deficits among young children of incarcerated parents and that play important roles in young adult attainment and well-being. Propensity score analyses of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health ( N [Wave3] = 14,023; N [Wave4] = 14,361) revealed that previously incarcerated mothers were less likely to give money and housing support to young adult children, as were previously incarcerated fathers. Some evidence of cross-parent effects was found; a given parent’s incarceration may increase the odds of the other parent’s financial support and decrease the odds of their housing support. The study confirms that the impact of parental incarceration extends beyond childhood and may disadvantage youths during the transition to adulthood.

scholarly journals Parental incarceration affects children’s emotional and behavioral outcomes: A longitudinal cohort study of children aged 9 to 13 years

2021 ◽  
pp. 016502542199591
Author(s):  
Daragh Bradshaw ◽  
Ann-Marie Creaven ◽  
Orla T. Muldoon
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Behavioral Outcomes ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Parental Incarceration ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
The Impact

Parental incarceration (PI) is negatively associated with emotional, educational, and psychological child outcomes. However, few studies explore potential mechanisms through which these outcomes are transmitted or the means by which prosocial outcomes might develop. This study used data from two waves of a population cohort study of children aged 9 years and followed up aged 13 years living in Ireland. Children and parents ( N = 8,568) completed measures of PI, primary caregiver (PCG) depression, PCG-child relationship quality, and child behavioral adjustment. We then conducted a secondary analysis on this national longitudinal study of children in Ireland. Using sequential mediation models, we observed a mediated indirect effect of PI on prosocial outcomes via PCG depression and PCG-child relationship quality. PI at age 9 was associated with increased difficulties and reduced prosocial behavior at age 13. Additionally, PI at age 9 affected PCG depression and the PCG-child relationship quality. Additionally, child prosocial outcomes, and emotional and behavioral difficulties were less apparent where PI had a weaker effect on PCG depression and the quality of PCG-child relationship. Supports that can mitigate the impact of PI for vulnerable caregivers and children are discussed.

Mentoring Interventions for Children of Incarcerated Parents

2019 ◽  
pp. 205-217
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Hagler ◽  
Liza Zwiebach ◽  
Jean E. Rhodes ◽  
Catherine Dun Rappaport
Keyword(s):  
Children Of Incarcerated Parents ◽  
Incarcerated Parents
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