Preschool Outcomes of Children Who Lived as Infants in a Prison Nursery

This study examined long-term outcomes of children who spent their first one to eighteen months in a US prison nursery. Behavioral development in 47 preschool children who lived in a prison nursery was compared with 64 children from a large national dataset who were separated from their mothers beca...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Prison journal. - 1998. - 94(2014), 2 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 139-158
1. Verfasser: Goshin, Lorie S (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Byrne, Mary W, Blanchard-Lewis, Barbara
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2014
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The Prison journal
Schlagworte:Journal Article behavioral development maternal incarceration prison nursery
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Zusammenfassung:This study examined long-term outcomes of children who spent their first one to eighteen months in a US prison nursery. Behavioral development in 47 preschool children who lived in a prison nursery was compared with 64 children from a large national dataset who were separated from their mothers because of incarceration. Separation was associated with significantly worse anxious/depressed scores, even after controlling for risks in the caregiving environment. Findings suggest that prison nursery co-residence with developmental support confers some resilience in children who experience early maternal incarceration. Co-residence programs should be promoted as a best practice for incarcerated childbearing women
Beschreibung:Date Revised 01.10.2020
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:0032-8855