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Koepp, Andrew E.; Watts, Tyler W.; Gershoff, Elizabeth T.; Ahmed, Sammy F.; Davis-Kean, Pamela; Duncan, Greg J.; Kuhfeld, Megan; Vandell, Deborah L. – Developmental Psychology, 2023
This study is a conceptual replication of a widely cited study by Moffitt et al. (2011) which found that attention and behavior problems in childhood (a composite of impulsive hyperactive, inattentive, and impulsive-aggressive behaviors labeled "self-control") predicted adult financial status, health, and criminal activity. Using data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Attention Deficit Disorders, Child Behavior
Kjellstrand, Jean M.; Reinke, Wendy M.; Eddy, J. Mark – Grantee Submission, 2018
Increasingly, "children of incarcerated parents" is becoming the label to describe a growing number of children with a history of parental incarceration. However, while these children and families frequently experience a variety of challenges, the web of interacting influences they face is complex. This variation makes it difficult to…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Institutionalized Persons, Parents, Children
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Salifu Yendork, Joana; Somhlaba, Nceba Z. – Child Care in Practice, 2015
Much of the literature suggests that the availability of certain protective factors can help to buffer the adverse effects of negative life events such as parental loss and the negative experiences surrounding placement in orphanages. Following on from this perspective, the present study explores the influence of perceived social support,…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Stress Variables, Stress Management, Children
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Chauhan, Preeti; Reppucci, N. Dickon – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
The current study extended previous research with adults and boys to girls in the juvenile justice system (N = 122; M = 16.7; SD = 1.3). Using a longitudinal research design, neighborhood disadvantage and exposure to violence (i.e., physical abuse by parents, physical abuse by peers, and witnessing violence) were assessed during incarceration.…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Violence, Delinquency, Females
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Murray, Joseph; Farrington, David P. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: Prisoners' children appear to suffer profound psychosocial difficulties during their parents' imprisonment. However, no previous study has examined later-life outcomes for prisoners' children compared to children separated from parents for other reasons. We hypothesise that parental imprisonment predicts boys' antisocial and delinquent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Adolescents, Adults
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Leve, Leslie D.; Chamberlain, Patricia – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2004
We examined whether childhood factors predict age of first arrest in adolescent girls referred for placement and treatment for serious delinquency problems (N = 62). Measures included child characteristics (i.e., age of menstrual onset, childhood ADHD, and IQ), family environmental factors (i.e., severe punishment, parental transitions, and sexual…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Delinquency, Females, Juvenile Courts