Children of Incarcerated Parents: Developmental Trajectories of Externalizing Behavior Across Adolescence

Growth mixture modeling was used to identify distinct trajectories of externalizing behavior for youth (N = 647) across the period 10 to 16 years of age. Four trajectory classes were identified: Low-Stable, Mid-Increasing, Borderline-Stable, and Chronic-High. Relations of the identified trajectories...

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Authors: Kjellstrand, Jean (Author) ; Eddy, J. Mark 1963- (Author) ; Martinez, Charles R. (Author) ; Yu, Gary (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2018, Volume: 45, Issue: 11, Pages: 1742-1761
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Summary:Growth mixture modeling was used to identify distinct trajectories of externalizing behavior for youth (N = 647) across the period 10 to 16 years of age. Four trajectory classes were identified: Low-Stable, Mid-Increasing, Borderline-Stable, and Chronic-High. Relations of the identified trajectories with parental incarceration, parent-child relationships, trauma, and parenting as well as future substance use and criminality were then examined. Children of incarcerated parents were underrepresented in the Low-Stable trajectory and overrepresented in the Mid-Increasing group. However, nearly 60% of the children of incarcerated parents were best represented by the low-risk trajectory. The trajectory classes differed significantly on many of the preadolescent measures, such as parent-child relationships and trauma, as well as on adolescent delinquency, adult criminality, and substance use. The Mid-Increasing, Borderline-Stable, and Chronic-High trajectory groups showed significantly higher levels of early risk factors and problematic outcomes than the Low-Stable trajectory group. Implications for practice are discussed.
ISSN:1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/0093854818785400