Children of Incarcerated Parents: An Application of the Stress Process Model.

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.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2007

Author dc:creator

• Jarvis, Ashley

Contributors dc:contributor

• Yoder, Kevin A.
• Yancey, George A., 1962-
• Zottarelli, Lisa K.

• children
• incarceration
• parents
• mediators
• Children of prisoners -- Psychology.
• Prisoners' families.
• Prisoners -- Family relationships.
• Stress in children.

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Jarvis, Ashley
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 175225570
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3660/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

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