Children of Imprisoned Parents and Their Coping Strategies: A Systematic Review

Thulstrup, Stephanie Heinecke; Karlsson, Leena Eklund

doi:10.3390/soc7020015

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“…Qualitative studies provide an important new window on youth competence. These studies suggest that children and adolescents often cope with the challenges of parental incarceration in positive, resourceful, and diverse ways—often by accessing social support and participating in activities (Johnson & Easterling, 2015; Nesmith & Ruhland, 2008; Thulstrap & Karlsson, 2017). Findings from mixed-methods research also suggest evidence of competence in developmental tasks among children and youth with incarcerated parents.…”

Section: Parental Incarceration and Resilient Children Youth And Fami...mentioning

confidence: 99%

A family resilience agenda for understanding and responding to parental incarceration.

Arditti¹,

Johnson²

2022

American Psychologist

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The majority of research on children with incarcerated parents has focused on documenting main effects and adjustment problems among children and families. Although the focus on problems has been crucial in mobilizing support for this population, the field is now at a critical turning point where researchers are calling for more attention to resilience. We argue here that a family resilience perspective is useful in considering child and family level processes that may mitigate the harmful impact of parental incarceration. In contributing to a family resilience agenda, we first review evidence that points to parental incarceration as a risk to children. We then examine research that highlights children's competence in the face of adversity as well as adaptive family processes, such as parenting and contact with the incarcerated parent, that contribute to children's well-being. We offer recommendations for methodological innovation aimed at assessing competence, evaluating interventions, and incorporating multimethod approaches that capture dynamic processes and developmental change. We conclude with practice and policy implications and emphasize how a family resilience agenda suggests the need to contextualize developmental and family strengths within broader systems of discrimination and oppression. Public Significance StatementParental incarceration is a widespread form of childhood disadvantage. It is crucial to mobilize support for this population of children and their families that moves beyond an examination of the risks associated with parental imprisonment and considers youth competence and adaptive family processes. A family resilience agenda highlights developmental and family strengths in families impacted by incarceration while also recognizing broader systems of discrimination and oppression.

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Section: Parental Incarceration and Resilient Children Youth And Fami...mentioning

confidence: 99%

A family resilience agenda for understanding and responding to parental incarceration.

Arditti¹,

Johnson²

2022

American Psychologist

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“…Heinecke Thulstrup and Eklund Karlsson, (2017) contend that too often children and young people affected by imprisonment have their potential diminished by people in their lives. This was reflected in the data generated by this study.…”

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Growing Up with Parental Imprisonment: Children’s Experiences of Managing Stigma, Secrecy and Shame

McGinley¹,

Jones²

2018

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Each year, parental imprisonment affects approximately 27,000 children and young people in Scotland. Research that focuses on the views and experiences of the children and young people affected by parental imprisonment has highlighted the dominance of stigma, secrecy and shame in the lives of such children. This paper reports the findings of a small-scale qualitative study which sought the accounts of six young people aged between 13 and 26 whose biological father was, or had been, imprisoned. The paper explores the impact of stigma on day-today experiences in childhood and on the emotional and social wellbeing of young people. Young people described this in terms of growing up too fast and revealed ways in which they managed these adversities. Overwhelmingly the young people displayed considerable resilience in the face of extreme challenges and were able to identify positive outcomes of parental imprisonment such as personal growth. In order to promote resilience, we identify a need for public education to challenge social stigma; training for families in selective disclosure and supportive relationships for children.

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“…Lastly, further information from the studies classified as "empirical" was extracted and reported separately in the empirical findings section: this included methods, variables, participants, and findings. Because of the heterogeneity of findings, we used a qualitative narrative synthesis (e.g., [57,58]). The categorization of types of and reported findings in the selected articles followed the data-driven approach.…”

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Organizational Silos: A Scoping Review Informed by a Behavioral Perspective on Systems and Networks

2020

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In recent years, several organizations have implemented interventions aimed at integrating work processes and bridging network clusters. These are often permeated by different assumptions regarding clusters in organizational settings. There are concerns about the formation of silos and structural barriers to communication across the formal and informal network structures. Conversely, network clusters are regarded as spaces of local social reinforcement from which innovation ideas may emerge. Although terminologically and functionally different, they share some common features insofar as organizational behavior is concerned and the production of artifacts that fulfill organizational goals. The present scoping review presents an analysis of the literature on organizational silos while investigating attempts to bridge network clusters. Based on the search results, 40 studies were included in the analysis of the findings; of these, 20 were empirical studies and were included in a further quantitative analysis of methods and findings. We identified patterns of definitions of silos and variation in terms of aims, variables, and methods used to evaluate interventions among the heterogeneous studies. Special attention was dedicated to the role of consequences of siloed organizational behavior. We conclude that silos comprise barriers to achieving organizational goals insofar as they pose a threat to internal cooperation.

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Children of Imprisoned Parents and Their Coping Strategies: A Systematic Review

Cited by 17 publications

References 31 publications

A family resilience agenda for understanding and responding to parental incarceration.

A family resilience agenda for understanding and responding to parental incarceration.

Growing Up with Parental Imprisonment: Children’s Experiences of Managing Stigma, Secrecy and Shame

Organizational Silos: A Scoping Review Informed by a Behavioral Perspective on Systems and Networks

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