Explaining the Consequences of Paternal Incarceration for Children's Behavioral Problems

ConclusionIn clarifying pathways, these findings are an important step toward understanding and ultimately targeting the most harmful components of the incarceration experience for children.
ImplicationsA wide array of prevention and intervention efforts exist to mitigate the implications of paternal incarceration for children. These analyses suggest that for child behavioral outcomes, focusing on incarceration‐related changes to material hardship and father engagement occurring within families may be a productive way to disrupt intergenerational disadvantage.

Source: Family Relations - July 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Allison Dwyer Emory Tags: Original Article Source Type: research