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The Influence of Parental Gender on the Type of Communication between Incarcerated Parents and Their ChildrenLazzari, Sarah Renee 01 January 2012 (has links)
The number of children in the United States with an incarcerated parent continues to rise. Currently, more than 1.7 million children have at least one incarcerated parent. In addition, research has found that children with criminally involved parents are at a higher risk of also becoming offenders (Glaze & Maruschak, 2010). Research has shown that incarcerated parents' abilities to maintain communication with their children may decrease negative behaviors while incarcerated and may decrease the negative effects of being removed from their families. The current study utilizes secondary data to explore the types of communication incarcerated parents use in order to stay connected with their children. The goal is to understand gendered differences regarding how incarcerated mothers versus incarcerated fathers choose to communicate with their children, and to understand which forms of communication (letter writing, face to face visits, and phone calls) are utilized most often by incarcerated parents to maintain and strengthen the bonds with their children. Logistic Regressions identified that incarcerated mothers are more likely to have at least one visit, phone call, and will utilize more forms of communication in a month's time, with their children. These findings both support and contradict previous studies. Implications of the findings and further suggestions are discussed.
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Female offenders : attachment & parenthoodSwihart, Gayla 05 1900 (has links)
Many women in prison are likely to have children, but for various reasons may not be playing the role of primary
caregiver prior to incarceration, and may be unable to fulfill this role when released. This research was designed to
investigate the interpersonal difficulties that may contribute to the parenting problems of this unique population.
Female offenders have an increased likelihood of personality pathology and history of abuse, creating a set of
circumstances that affect these women's ability to have satisfactory relationships. This may be manifested in an
orientation towards relationships that could be classified as an insecure attachment style, although it is not the
relationship per se that is classified as an insecure attachment style; rather, the insecure attachment style (or pattern)
refers to the individual's view of themselves and others, and their attachment style may then influence their
responses to others in intimate relationships (e.g., their warmth, caregiving, jealousy, ability to trust, etc). The
female offender population provides a distinctive opportunity for investigating the relationships between attachment
styles and incarcerated women's personality pathology, experiences with their primary caregivers, as well as their
own experiences as mothers.
The attachment styles of one hundred eleven incarcerated female inmates were assessed using the
Relationship Questionnaire (RQ; Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991) and the Experience in Close Relationships
Inventory (ECRI; Brennan, Clark, & Shaver, 1998), and a sub-sample of these women were interviewed using the
Peer Attachment Interview (Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991). Offenders were also assessed for quality of
relationships with parents using the Egna Minnen Betraffande Uppfostran (EMBU; Perris, Jacobsson, Lindstrom,
von Knorring, & Perris, 1980), as well as with children using the Parental Stress Scale (PSS; Berry & Jones, 1995)
and a Parental Bonding Interview (created specifically for this research to gather information about parent-child
relationships, the level of caregiving provided to the child, and the mother's subjective account of her parenting
experiences). The SCID-Il Clinical Interview (First, Gibbon, Spitzer, Williams, & Benjamin, 1997) was used to
assess for personality disorder characteristics, which have been found in previous research to be prevalent in female
offender populations.
It was found that three-quarters of the women in the sample had given birth to children, however, 88.4%
were no longer playing the role of primary caregiver upon incarceration. Nearly 61% of respondents claimed that
social services had taken at least one child away, and 38.2% claimed that they had voluntarily given their children
away. Reasons for no longer having custody varied, but the majority of women (70%) reported that drug and alcohol
abuse was a major factor. Further, it was found that women in the sample were characterized by insecure attachment
styles. Characteristics of personality disorders were present in over 73% of the sample. Results showed a high rate
of abuse in childhood by primary caregivers, high levels of parental rejection, and low levels of parental warmth. In
addition, participants reported unstable relationships with the fathers of their children. Further, the presence of an
insecure attachment style was related to higher mean number of personality disorder characteristics, higher reported
means of maternal and paternal rejection, and higher reported means of emotional and physical abuse by fathers.
Impression management was found to be an issue with the respect to the majority of the measured utilized in the
research.
The goal of this research was to attain a greater understanding of the interpersonal difficulties of the female
offender population, and how family, romantic, and peer relationships are related to parenting difficulties for these
women. These issues, as well as limitations surrounding the use of current attachment measures, are discussed
herein.
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"I know what you are going through" the impact of negotiating the criminal justice system on the well being of family members of homicide victims and criminal offenders /Bertollini, Cara-Vanessa Hadassah. January 2005 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2005. / Denise Donnelly, committee chair; Ralph LaRossa, Elizabeth Beck, committee members. Electronic text (110 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed June 12, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-108).
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Female offenders : attachment & parenthoodSwihart, Gayla 05 1900 (has links)
Many women in prison are likely to have children, but for various reasons may not be playing the role of primary
caregiver prior to incarceration, and may be unable to fulfill this role when released. This research was designed to
investigate the interpersonal difficulties that may contribute to the parenting problems of this unique population.
Female offenders have an increased likelihood of personality pathology and history of abuse, creating a set of
circumstances that affect these women's ability to have satisfactory relationships. This may be manifested in an
orientation towards relationships that could be classified as an insecure attachment style, although it is not the
relationship per se that is classified as an insecure attachment style; rather, the insecure attachment style (or pattern)
refers to the individual's view of themselves and others, and their attachment style may then influence their
responses to others in intimate relationships (e.g., their warmth, caregiving, jealousy, ability to trust, etc). The
female offender population provides a distinctive opportunity for investigating the relationships between attachment
styles and incarcerated women's personality pathology, experiences with their primary caregivers, as well as their
own experiences as mothers.
The attachment styles of one hundred eleven incarcerated female inmates were assessed using the
Relationship Questionnaire (RQ; Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991) and the Experience in Close Relationships
Inventory (ECRI; Brennan, Clark, & Shaver, 1998), and a sub-sample of these women were interviewed using the
Peer Attachment Interview (Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991). Offenders were also assessed for quality of
relationships with parents using the Egna Minnen Betraffande Uppfostran (EMBU; Perris, Jacobsson, Lindstrom,
von Knorring, & Perris, 1980), as well as with children using the Parental Stress Scale (PSS; Berry & Jones, 1995)
and a Parental Bonding Interview (created specifically for this research to gather information about parent-child
relationships, the level of caregiving provided to the child, and the mother's subjective account of her parenting
experiences). The SCID-Il Clinical Interview (First, Gibbon, Spitzer, Williams, & Benjamin, 1997) was used to
assess for personality disorder characteristics, which have been found in previous research to be prevalent in female
offender populations.
It was found that three-quarters of the women in the sample had given birth to children, however, 88.4%
were no longer playing the role of primary caregiver upon incarceration. Nearly 61% of respondents claimed that
social services had taken at least one child away, and 38.2% claimed that they had voluntarily given their children
away. Reasons for no longer having custody varied, but the majority of women (70%) reported that drug and alcohol
abuse was a major factor. Further, it was found that women in the sample were characterized by insecure attachment
styles. Characteristics of personality disorders were present in over 73% of the sample. Results showed a high rate
of abuse in childhood by primary caregivers, high levels of parental rejection, and low levels of parental warmth. In
addition, participants reported unstable relationships with the fathers of their children. Further, the presence of an
insecure attachment style was related to higher mean number of personality disorder characteristics, higher reported
means of maternal and paternal rejection, and higher reported means of emotional and physical abuse by fathers.
Impression management was found to be an issue with the respect to the majority of the measured utilized in the
research.
The goal of this research was to attain a greater understanding of the interpersonal difficulties of the female
offender population, and how family, romantic, and peer relationships are related to parenting difficulties for these
women. These issues, as well as limitations surrounding the use of current attachment measures, are discussed
herein. / Arts, Faculty of / Psychology, Department of / Graduate
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Death sentence experience: The impact on family members of condemned inmatesVallejo, Catherine Anne 01 January 1995 (has links)
No description available.
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Children of Incarcerated Parents: An Application of the Stress Process Model.Jarvis, Ashley 05 1900 (has links)
The purpose of this qualitative interview study is to examine the lives and experiences children of incarcerated parents from a theoretical perspective through an application of the social stress process. Previous research on children of incarcerated parents has neglected to add a theoretical component to their research, which is the intention of this research. The results will be organized around the theoretical domains of the stress process applied to findings from the analysis of eleven qualitative interviews of mothers and/or caregivers of youth(s) of an incarcerated parent. Guided by analytic induction, the themes that emerged from the transcripts were applied to the theoretical propositions of the social stress process: stressors, mediators, and manifestations. Stressors experienced by children of incarcerated parents include: the incarceration of a parent, financial difficulties, and residential instability. Stress mediators include: coping mechanisms and the importance of maintaining familial ties during parental incarceration. The manifestations or outcomes include: internalizing and externalizing behaviors.
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Convicts, communication and authority : Britain and New South Wales, 1810-1830 /Picton Phillipps, Christina Joan Veronica. Unknown Date (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Edinburgh, 2002.
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The provision of support services for people affected by incarceration through the ministry of the Hollinger Foundation a training manual for African-American clergy /Hollinger, Wanda J. January 1992 (has links)
Thesis (D. Min.)--Ashland Theological Seminary, 1992. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 212-218).
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Incarcerated mothers in Cuenca, Ecuador: Perceptions of their environment and the impact it has on the lives of their young children and their education.McBride, Rachel L. 05 1900 (has links)
The number of children whose mothers are incarcerated is increasing around the world. Educators of young children are faced with new challenges in their classrooms as they work with these children during their formative years for social-emotional development. The purpose of this qualitative study was to interview the mothers, in order to gain their perspective on how they feel their incarceration has affected their relationship with their children; how they believed it would affect their children in the future, and to investigate the perceptions of early childhood teachers who worked with children of incarcerated mothers. Using interviews, observations, journal, and field notes the researcher collected information from 3 incarcerated mothers, 3 of their children, and the 2 teachers who worked with these children. Overall findings were that the mother-child relationships are of extreme importance to the mothers. They have high hopes for a better life for their child, which includes concerns about their education. Mothers had fears that their incarceration would repeat itself in their children and desired for things to be different in their children's futures. They reported their incarceration affecting their children in negative ways. Their children had difficulty depicting their mothers in their drawings. Lastly, the teachers highly encouraged parental involvement, even though the mother was incarcerated. They expressed the importance of the mother-child relationship impacting the child's ability to learn, and teachers believed special training and preparation are necessary for working with these children.
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The Negative Health Consequences for and Impacts of Incarceration on Partners and Children: Predicting Greater Negative Impact and More Harmful Mental Health Consequences for Partners of the IncarceratedWilliams, Shameika Niasia January 2023 (has links)
Mass incarceration is a public health issue that impacts millions of Americans. Draconian drug laws, over-policing, and unfair sentencing policies rooted in racism have led to the incarceration of millions of Black and Latinx people in the past four decades. Mass incarceration not only has collateral consequences for the health of the incarcerated, but also fortheir partners and children across multiple dimensions.
This cross-sectional study recruited participants using social media, email, and text messages. Those who identified as Black or Latinx, age 20 or older, and who had a partner who was incarcerated for at least three months were eligible for study participation. The study was novel in asking for ratings of physical and mental/emotional health for four time periods: before their partner’s incarceration, after their partner’s incarceration, the year after their partner’s release, and “now”/currently. Results showed significant declines in both physical and mental/emotional health (e.g., a decline in ratings for during their partner’s incarceration from the pre-incarceration level), as well as improvements (e.g., improvement for the period “now”/currently from the during incarceration level).
Also, when rating their children for the same four time periods for physical health, mental/emotional health, behavioral conduct, and school performance, a similar pattern of both declines and improvements was found. Findings argued for the importance of a methodology using multiple time periods for obtaining ratings, and for a resilience framework to accommodate interpretation of improvements. Further, having a greater number of children, being currently employed, having a lower income, and a lower rating of mental health during their partner’s incarceration were four significant predictors found in the regression models for both study outcome variables: i.e., (1) a higher negative impact from a partner’s incarceration on multiple dimensions; and (2) more harmful mental health consequences for partners of the incarcerated.
Findings provided evidence for an especially underserved at-risk subset within the population of diverse male and female partners of the incarcerated: i.e., Black and Latinx women with a high number of children who are employed yet earning low wages—while suffering from severe mental health symptoms. Implications of the findings and recommendations are discussed.
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