%0 Journal Article %J Monogr Soc Res Child Dev %D 2013 %T Relationship processes and resilience in children with incarcerated parents. %A Poehlmann, Julie %A Eddy, J Mark %A Dallaire, Danielle H %A Zeman, Janice L %A Myers, Barbara J %A Mackintosh, Virginia %A Kuznetsova, Maria I %A Lotze, Geri M %A Best, Al M %A Ravindran, Neeraja %A Loper, Ann Booker %A Clarke, Caitlin Novero %A McHale, James P %A Salman, Selin %A Strozier, Anne %A Cecil, Dawn K %A Martinez, Charles R %A Burraston, Bert %K Bullying %K Child %K Child Custody %K Child of Impaired Parents %K Emotions %K Empathy %K Female %K Humans %K Intergenerational Relations %K Male %K Object Attachment %K Parenting %K Peer Group %K Prisoners %K Resilience, Psychological %X

Children with incarcerated parents are at risk for a variety of problematic outcomes, yet research has rarely examined protective factors or resilience processes that might mitigate such risk in this population. In this volume, we present findings from five new studies that focus on child- or family-level resilience processes in children with parents currently or recently incarcerated in jail or prison. In the first study, empathic responding is examined as a protective factor against aggressive peer relations for 210 elementary school age children of incarcerated parents. The second study further examines socially aggressive behaviors with peers, with a focus on teasing and bullying, in a sample of 61 children of incarcerated mothers. Emotion regulation is examined as a possible protective factor. The third study contrasts children's placement with maternal grandmothers versus other caregivers in a sample of 138 mothers incarcerated in a medium security state prison. The relation between a history of positive attachments between mothers and grandmothers and the current cocaregiving alliance are of particular interest. The fourth study examines coparenting communication in depth on the basis of observations of 13 families with young children whose mothers were recently released from jail. Finally, in the fifth study, the proximal impacts of a parent management training intervention on individual functioning and family relationships are investigated in a diverse sample of 359 imprisoned mothers and fathers. Taken together, these studies further our understanding of resilience processes in children of incarcerated parents and their families and set the groundwork for further research on child development and family resilience within the context of parental involvement in the criminal justice system.

%B Monogr Soc Res Child Dev %V 78 %P vii-viii, 1-129 %8 2013 Jun %G eng %N 3 %R 10.1111/mono.12017 %0 Journal Article %J Child Youth Serv Rev %D 2012 %T Characteristics of Incarcerated Fathers and Mothers: Implications for Preventive Interventions Targeting Children and Families. %A Kjellstrand, Jean %A Cearley, Jennifer %A Eddy, J Mark %A Foney, Dana %A Martinez, Charles R %X

The number of children of incarcerated parents in the U.S. has grown dramatically in recent years. These children appear to be at risk for various problems, and a number of family-focused preventive efforts have been attempted. The current study examines differences between incarcerated mothers, incarcerated fathers, and their families on factors that might be important to consider when creating the content and process of preventive intervention programs. Participants were 359 inmates (54% women; 41% minority) who were parents of children between the ages of 3 and 11 years and who parented their children prior to imprisonment. Mothers and fathers were similar on a number of dimensions including age, education-level, number and age of children, and family criminal history, but differences were observed on key variables relevant to outcomes for children and families, including employment history and income, substance use, mental health, trauma experiences and criminal history. Implications for prevention programs are discussed.

%B Child Youth Serv Rev %V 34 %P 2409-2415 %8 2012 Dec %G eng %N 12 %R 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.08.008