RT Article
T1 The Effect of Peer Influence and Neighborhood Quality on Incarcerated Fathers’ Attachment
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 69
IS 16
SP 2283
OP 2302
A1 Tadros, Eman
A1 Jhuremalani, Anha
A1 McLeod, Branden
A2 Jhuremalani, Anha
A2 McLeod, Branden
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1940264634
AB Commonly referred to as the “hidden victims” of incarceration, children with a parent who is intermittently or repeatedly incarcerated face various challenges that exacerbate behavioral and psychological development. Using a baseline adaptation of the Multi-site Family Study on Incarceration, Parenting and Partnering (MFS-IP), we sought to clarify how peer influence and neighborhood quality can predict the extent of an incarcerated father’s attachment to the focal child and partner. Results showed a negative association between negative peer influence and poor neighborhood quality. Conversely, incarcerated fathers’ relationship with their biological mother and fathers produced a significant positive association. These findings propose that risk and protective factors can directly influence attachment levels with the focal child, as suggested by Social Control Theory. This article provides a basis for a more comprehensive understanding of clinical support that can be offered to children and families who bear the systemic societal mechanisms of incarceration.
K1 Social control theory
K1 Peer influence
K1 Incarceration
DO 10.1177/0306624X241234856