Parental incarceration and adult children's resiliency

• Main Author: Thompson, Michelle
• Language: EN
• Published: California State University, Long Beach 2016
• Subjects: Social work|Criminology
• Online Access: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10038440

<p>As rates of incarceration have risen, so has interest in the children of incarcerated individuals. This quantitative study examines the relationship between parental incarceration and adult children&rsquo;s resiliency and psychological well-being. It compares demographic characteristics and parental incarceration status according to two scales: the Brief Resilience Scale and the Flourishing Scale. Of the 38 individuals over the age of 18 who completed the survey, 12 reported having a parent who has been incarcerated. Of these 12, 83.3% (<i>n</i> = 10) were not present while their parent was being detained, and 58.3% (<i>n</i> = 7) had contact with their parent during their incarceration. The study found no significant difference between the resiliency of those who have had a parent incarcerated (<i>M</i> = 18.58, <i> SD</i> = 1.62) and those who have not (<i>M</i> = 17.96, <i> SD</i> = 2.32). There was also no significant difference in the overall psychological well-being of those who have had a parent incarcerated (<i> M</i> = 46.50, <i>SD</i> = 8.31) and those who have not (<i> M</i> = 48.58, <i>SD</i> = 5.47) in their overall psychological well-being. </p>