Babies Having Babies: Incarcerated Adolescent Parents and Their Emotional Well-Being

IF 1.5 1区社会学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice Pub Date : 2023-07-25 DOI:10.1177/15412040231191725

B. Young, Brie Diamond

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Abstract

Adolescent parents have been the subject of scrutiny for decades, with a great deal of research focused on how these young parents adjust to their new roles. There is one group of adolescent parents about which we know next to nothing, though: incarcerated adolescent parents. To fill this gap, the current study examines whether parental status affects the emotional well-being (e.g., mental health diagnoses and suicidal tendencies) of incarcerated adolescent parents. We also consider whether these effects are gendered. Results suggest that adolescent parents, especially young mothers, have worsened mental health during incarceration. This effect was most pronounced for suicidal tendencies. These results underscore the importance of providing additional supports for young parents within juvenile facilities. Doing so could not only improve the safety and security of these confinement facilities but improve the long-term outcomes of these young parents and their offspring.

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生儿育女：被监禁的青少年父母及其情感幸福

几十年来，青少年父母一直是人们关注的对象，大量的研究集中在这些年轻父母如何适应他们的新角色上。然而，有一类青少年父母我们几乎一无所知:被监禁的青少年父母。为了填补这一空白，目前的研究调查了父母身份是否会影响被监禁的青少年父母的情感健康(例如，心理健康诊断和自杀倾向)。我们还考虑了这些影响是否有性别差异。结果表明，青少年父母，特别是年轻母亲，在监禁期间心理健康状况恶化。这种影响在自杀倾向中最为明显。这些结果强调了在少管所为年轻父母提供额外支持的重要性。这样做不仅可以提高这些禁闭设施的安全性，还可以改善这些年轻父母及其后代的长期结果。

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Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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6.90

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10.50%

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期刊介绍： Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice: An Interdisciplinary Journal provides academics and practitioners in juvenile justice and related fields with a resource for publishing current empirical research on programs, policies, and practices in the areas of youth violence and juvenile justice. Emphasis is placed on such topics as serious and violent juvenile offenders, juvenile offender recidivism, institutional violence, and other relevant topics to youth violence and juvenile justice such as risk assessment, psychopathy, self-control, and gang membership, among others. Decided emphasis is placed on empirical research with specific implications relevant to juvenile justice process, policy, and administration. Interdisciplinary in scope, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice serves a diverse audience of academics and practitioners in the fields of criminal justice, education, psychology, social work, behavior analysis, sociology, law, counseling, public health, and all others with an interest in youth violence and juvenile justice.