With the increase in incarceration rates starting in the 1980s, scholars are beginning to examine the unintended consequences
of incarceration on families. While much attention has been given to effects of parental incarceration on child delinquency and criminal
justice system involvement, far less attention has been given to child health outcomes over the life course. This study utilizes the
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) and latent growth curve analysis to examine the effects of parental
incarceration on specific health related outcomes and overall health in adolescence and young adulthood, taking the gender of the child
and the timing of parental incarceration into consideration. Findings suggest that parental incarceration negatively impacts specific
health related outcomes, though these effects manifest differently for men and women. Overall, parental incarceration negatively impacts
self-rated health, suggesting that while the mechanisms or pathways that parental incarceration works through may differ for men and
women, the result is poorer global or overall health for both groups. Timing of parental incarceration is also important, with those
experiencing parental incarceration in early childhood (between ages 0 and 5) showing the most consistently negative
outcomes. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Sociology in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of
Philosophy. / Fall Semester 2016. / November 15, 2016. / BMI, drug, health, incarceration, lifecourse, timing / Includes bibliographical references. / Miles G. Taylor, Professor Directing Dissertation; Sonja Siennick, University Representative;
Kathryn Tillman, Committee Member; Amy Burdette, Committee Member; Daniel Tope, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_405635 |
| Contributors | Thomas, Kirby Ann (authoraut), Taylor, Miles G., 1976- (professor directing dissertation), Siennick, Sonja E. (university representative), Tillman, Kathryn H. (committee member), Burdette, Amy M., 1976- (committee member), Tope, Daniel (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (degree granting college), Department of Sociology (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (81 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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