@article{ref1,
title="Externalizing behavior among youth with a current or formerly incarcerated parent",
journal="International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology",
year="2019",
author="Ruhland, Ebony L. and Davis, Laurel and Atella, Julie and Shlafer, Rebecca J.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="306624X19855317-306624X19855317",
abstract="This study examined associations between parental incarceration and youths' externalizing behaviors (e.g., damage to property, fighting, theft, etc.). Data were drawn from the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey, a statewide sample of 126,868 youth in public schools. Logistic regression analyses examined associations between youths' experience of parental incarceration and their self-reported externalizing behaviors, controlling for key demographic characteristics. Youth with a currently or formerly incarcerated parent reported significantly more externalizing behaviors compared with youth who never had a parent incarcerated. In addition, youth with a currently incarcerated parent reported significantly more externalizing behaviors than youth who had a formerly incarcerated parent in six out of the eight externalizing behaviors. However, youth who reported having a formerly incarcerated parent were more likely to report lying or conning and more likely to have difficulty paying attention than youth who currently had an incarcerated parent. <br><br>RESULTS illustrate that parental incarceration has important implications for youths' own risk for delinquency and high-risk behavior.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-624X",
doi="10.1177/0306624X19855317",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X19855317"
}