ArticleSocial science quarterly2009
Parental Incarceration and Child Wellbeing: Implications for Urban Families.
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72 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- All in the Family? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Parenting and Family Environment as Risk Factors for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Pooled it
- Children's antisocial behavior, mental health, drug use, and educational performance after parental incarceration: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychological bulletin · 2012Pooled it
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- The Risks of Exposure: The Impact of Social Circles on Youth Gang Involvement and Criminal Behavior in Adulthood.Journal of crime and justice · 2025Article
- The impact of maternal versus paternal imprisonment on their children's health: A scoping review.PloS one · 2025Article
- Paternal Incarceration and Adolescent Delinquency: Role of Father Engagement and Early Child Behavior Problems.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Article
- Leveraging the science of early life predictability to inform policies promoting child health.Developmental cognitive neuroscience · 2024Review
- Community and household-level incarceration and its association with mental health in a racially/ethnically diverse sample of families.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2024Article
- Annual Research Review: The power of predictability - patterns of signals in early life shape neurodevelopment and mental health trajectories.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2024Review
- Between the lines: A mixed-methods study on the impacts of parental deportation on the health and well-being of U.S. citizen children.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
- PARENTAL INCARCERATION IN CHILDHOOD AND ADULT INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE PERPETRATION: Race/Ethnicity and Sex Differences.Criminal justice and behavior · 2023Article
- Entwined life events: The effect of parental incarceration timing on children's academic achievement.Advances in life course research · 2023Article
- Using the Moving To Opportunity Experiment to Investigate the Long-Term Impact of Neighborhoods on Healthcare Use by Specific Clinical Conditions and Type of Service.Housing policy debate · 2023Article
- Anti-Racism Strategies in Pediatric Psychology: Using STYLE Can Help Children Overcome Adverse Experiences With Police.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2022Article
- Parental incarceration and child physical health outcomes from infancy to adulthood: A critical review and multilevel model of potential pathways.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2022Review
- What Racism Has to Do with It: Understanding and Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Youth of Color.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectiveUsing a population-based, longitudinal family survey (N=4,898), we identify economic, residential, and developmental risks particular to the children of incarcerated parents.
methodsWe use parental reports of incarceration history, demographic background, and a rich set of child and family outcomes, in a series of multivariate regression models.
resultsChildren of incarcerated parents face more economic and residential instability than their counterparts. Sons of incarcerated fathers display more behavior problems, though other developmental differences are insignificant.
conclusionsWe find that incarceration identifies families facing severe hardship, which cannot be explained by other observed family characteristics. Given the prevalence of incarceration, our findings suggest that a large population of children suffers unmet material needs, residential instability, and behavior problems. These risks may be best addressed by using the point of incarceration as an opportunity for intervention and the administration of age-appropriate social services.
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