Correlates of a Positive Parenting Experience in Prison.

Miryam Carretero-Trigo,Noelia Fernández-Rouco,Rodrigo J Carcedo

doi:10.3390/ijerph18020626

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Abstract

The two goals of this study were: (1) to explore the relationship of a parent’s experience in prison in combination with a range of characteristics relating to the parent in prison, to the children, and to the caregiver, and (2) to explore the role of sex and nationality in this relationship. A total of 202 parents in prison (99 men and 103 women; 106 Spanish and 96 foreigners) participated in this study. To maximize the understanding of the questions, in-person interviews were conducted to collect answers to the questionnaire. The findings particularly highlight the importance of the role of the primary caregiver in ensuring that the parent in prison has a positive parenting experience during incarceration. More specifically, the parent in prison reports a better parenting experience when they perceive the primary caregiver as a link between themselves and their children in a positive way. This finding points to the importance of intervention and research on this relationship in order to enhance parental satisfaction and the relationship between the imprisoned parent and their children, as well as the family’s resilience during parental imprisonment.

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Carcedo, R.J.; Fernández-Rouco, N.The experience of parenting in prison is a crucial element for prisoners’ well-being and the adjustment of the family to incarceration
The first block comprised the sociodemographic variables of the parent in prison, the second block added the prison variables, the third block added the children’s variables, the fourth block included the caregiver variables, the fifth block added the moderating variables, and the sixth block included the interactions of the different predictors with the sex and nationality variables
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The experience of parenting in prison is a crucial element for prisoners’ well-being and the adjustment of the family to incarceration. Parenting from prison is a completely different experience from parenting in the community, outside of prison. Being outside the home and the selfredefinition that occurs within the prison environment often leads incarcerated parents to feel anxious and inadequate in their parenting role [2]. Changes occur in family relationships and it is difficult for the imprisoned parent to participate in the lives of their children, be it financially, physically, or emotionally [3]. As a result of this, together with the associated rejection and social stigma, these families may develop physical and/or mental health problems [4,5]

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