Parental incarceration during childhood and later delinquent outcomes among Puerto Rican adolescents and young adults in two contexts
| Autor: | Margarita Alegría, Hector R. Bird, Glorisa Canino, Cristiane S. Duarte, Ye Wang, Amanda NeMoyer, Kiara Alvarez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Parents Adolescent Puerto rican PsycINFO Social Environment Article Young Adult Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Risk Factors Juvenile delinquency Humans Longitudinal Studies Parent-Child Relations Young adult Minority status Child General Psychology 0505 law Youth study Puerto Rico 05 social sciences Correctional Facilities Hispanic or Latino Criminals United States Acculturation Psychiatry and Mental health Adolescent Behavior Criminal Behavior Juvenile Delinquency 050501 criminology Female Residence Psychology Law Demography |
| Zdroj: | Law Hum Behav |
| ISSN: | 1573-661X 0147-7307 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/lhb0000354 |
| Popis: | Objective Childhood parental incarceration has been linked to increased rates of delinquency and arrest during adolescence and young adulthood; however, previous research has focused on White and/or Black samples rather than Latinx youth. We examined relationships between childhood parental incarceration and later delinquency and arrest among Puerto Rican youth living in Puerto Rico (majority context) and the mainland United States (minority context). Hypotheses We expected that childhood parental incarceration would be significantly linked to delinquent behavior and arrest. In line with acculturation theory, we hypothesized that residence (proxy for minority status) would be significantly related to delinquent outcomes and that an interaction effect would emerge between parental incarceration and residence. Method Longitudinal data from the Boricua Youth Study were examined for 1,294 Puerto Rican youth from the South Bronx, NY (minority context) and greater San Juan, PR (majority context). We conducted a series of negative binomial and logistic regressions to determine the effects of parental incarceration and residence in childhood on self-reported delinquent behavior and arrest in adolescence and young adulthood, while also examining factors previously linked to delinquency in Puerto Rican youth. Results Childhood parental incarceration and South Bronx residence were both linked to delinquent behavior but not arrest, even when simultaneously examining several individual, diagnostic, environment/social, and family factors reported in childhood. However, we did not observe an interaction effect between parental incarceration and residence for either outcome. Conclusions Findings suggest that Puerto Rican youth with histories of parental incarceration could benefit from targeted programs aimed at preventing future delinquency. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved). |
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