TY - JOUR
T1 - Children of Incarcerated Parents
T2 - Developmental Trajectories of Externalizing Behavior Across Adolescence
AU - Kjellstrand, Jean
AU - Yu, Gary
AU - Eddy, J. Mark
AU - Martinez, Charles R.
N1 - Funding Information:
authors’ note: Support for this project was provided by Grant R01 MH 65553 from the Prevention and Behavioral Medicine Research Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Services Research, NIMH, NIH, U. S. PHS; Grant R01 MH 054248 from the Prevention Research Branch, NIDA, NIH, U.S. PHS; and Grant 2013-JU-FX-0007 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. DOJ. We would like to express our deep appreciation and thanks to the participating organizations, personnel, principals, teachers, parents, and youth in the LIFT trial. We are also thankful to the other staff members who have worked on LIFT over the years. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jean Kjellstrand, Counseling Psychology and Human Services, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403; e-mail: jeank@uoregon.edu.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology.
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - Growth mixture modeling was used to identify distinct trajectories of externalizing behavior for youth (N = 647) across the period 10 to 16 years of age. Four trajectory classes were identified: Low-Stable, Mid-Increasing, Borderline-Stable, and Chronic-High. Relations of the identified trajectories with parental incarceration, parent–child relationships, trauma, and parenting as well as future substance use and criminality were then examined. Children of incarcerated parents were underrepresented in the Low-Stable trajectory and overrepresented in the Mid-Increasing group. However, nearly 60% of the children of incarcerated parents were best represented by the low-risk trajectory. The trajectory classes differed significantly on many of the preadolescent measures, such as parent–child relationships and trauma, as well as on adolescent delinquency, adult criminality, and substance use. The Mid-Increasing, Borderline-Stable, and Chronic-High trajectory groups showed significantly higher levels of early risk factors and problematic outcomes than the Low-Stable trajectory group. Implications for practice are discussed.
AB - Growth mixture modeling was used to identify distinct trajectories of externalizing behavior for youth (N = 647) across the period 10 to 16 years of age. Four trajectory classes were identified: Low-Stable, Mid-Increasing, Borderline-Stable, and Chronic-High. Relations of the identified trajectories with parental incarceration, parent–child relationships, trauma, and parenting as well as future substance use and criminality were then examined. Children of incarcerated parents were underrepresented in the Low-Stable trajectory and overrepresented in the Mid-Increasing group. However, nearly 60% of the children of incarcerated parents were best represented by the low-risk trajectory. The trajectory classes differed significantly on many of the preadolescent measures, such as parent–child relationships and trauma, as well as on adolescent delinquency, adult criminality, and substance use. The Mid-Increasing, Borderline-Stable, and Chronic-High trajectory groups showed significantly higher levels of early risk factors and problematic outcomes than the Low-Stable trajectory group. Implications for practice are discussed.
KW - children
KW - externalizing
KW - growth trajectories
KW - parental incarceration
KW - prevention
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U2 - 10.1177/0093854818785400
DO - 10.1177/0093854818785400
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85052576926
SN - 0093-8548
VL - 45
SP - 1742
EP - 1761
JO - Criminal Justice and Behavior
JF - Criminal Justice and Behavior
IS - 11
ER -