Investigating the Various Ways Parental Incarceration Affects Children: An Application of Mixture Regression

Previous research examining effects of paternal incarceration has been limited conceptually and methodologically. Using risk and resiliency theory, the various ways children are affected by fathers' concurrent and previous incarceration are outlined. Using mixture regression, the various ways children are affected are identified. Child, family, and neighborhood characteristics are used to predict these effects. For concurrent incarceration, only 3% of the sample was unaffected (positively or negatively) and 30% were unaffected by the fathers' previous incarceration. Results identify profiles of children who experience these effects. Risk and resiliency factors affecting children's responses to paternal incarceration are discussed with policy implications.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human and Community Development

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Dyer, William Justin

Contributors dc:contributor

• McBride, Brent A.

• Psychology, Developmental

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3392003

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87198