Intensive Parenting Ideologies and Risks for Recidivism among Justice-Involved Mothers

IF 1.1 4区社会学 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Women & Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2020-04-07 DOI:10.1080/08974454.2020.1741487

Elizabeth A. Adams

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Abstract

Abstract Intensive parenting is the dominant parenting ideology in the United States, and it holds parents, especially mothers, accountable for the outcomes of their children, and urges them to expend extensive time and resources on child-rearing, even when such efforts compromise the parent’s wellbeing. Research continuously highlights the harms associated with women’s intensive parenting beliefs. This study employed factor analysis on the Intensive Parenting Attitudes Questionnaire to examine whether the resulting dimensions of intensive parenting related to risks for recidivism for 164 justice-involved mothers. Results indicated that their strong endorsement of essentialism (beliefs that mothers are uniquely qualified and responsible for child-rearing) and parenting that is all-consuming (beliefs that parenting requires great time and effort) were significantly associated with multiple risks for recidivism. The findings clarify how specific intensive parenting beliefs factor into mothers’ risks for recidivism and suggest the importance of not encouraging these beliefs in correctional settings.

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强化育儿思想与司法参与母亲累犯风险

强化育儿是美国主流的育儿理念，它要求父母，尤其是母亲，对孩子的成长负责，并敦促他们在养育孩子上花费大量的时间和资源，即使这样的努力会损害父母的幸福。研究不断强调与女性强烈的育儿信念相关的危害。本研究采用因子分析法对164名涉事母亲的强化教养态度问卷进行分析，考察强化教养的结果维度是否与再犯风险相关。结果表明，他们强烈支持本质主义(认为母亲是唯一有资格和有责任养育孩子的人)和全心投入(认为养育孩子需要大量的时间和精力)与再犯的多重风险显著相关。研究结果阐明了具体的强化教育信念是如何影响母亲再犯的风险的，并建议在矫正环境中不鼓励这些信念的重要性。

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期刊介绍： Women & Criminal Justice is the only periodical devoted specifically to scholarly interdisciplinary and international research on all concerns related to women and criminal justice. It provides scholars with a single forum devoted to this critical specialty area in the fields of criminal justice, human rights, law, politics, sociology, social work, and women"s studies. Both qualitative and quantitative studies are welcomed, as are studies that test theories about women as victims, professionals and offenders.