Doctor of Clinical Forensic Psychology: Dissertation 1st A Child’s Mental Health
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12,000 word dissertation that gained a 1st for my degree with the Chicago School of Professional Psychology as a Doctor of Clinical Forensic Psychology.For your guidance only, this will give you a great insight of the topic and key issues for discussion and covers a wide breadth of theories and concepts; all using Harvard Referencing.
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Full Title:
A Child’s Mental Health and Antisocial Behavior: A Closer Look at Effects
of Parent Incarceration Based on Timing
Abstract:
On any given day, one in 28
children loses a parent to incarceration, creating a higher risk for mental
health concerns and antisocial and criminal behavior. This study examined
negative outcomes, such as antisocial behavior and criminal behavior, of
children who have experienced a parent’s incarceration. A closer look was taken
at the effects of mix timing incarceration, in and out of prison, on children.
There was also an analysis on the influence of intergenerational criminal
behavior on a child’s wellbeing and long-term outcome. The results of this
study indicated that a parent incarcerated with mix timing during their children’s
childhood and adolescence leads to a higher risk of mental health concerns in
the minors. Depression was significantly higher in children with a history of
parent imprisonment (M 54.6, SD 14.8) in comparison to children with
a stable household (M 46.3, SD 9.6). All effect sizes showed that
parental imprisonment with mix timing was associated with higher rates of child
mental health concerns. Furthermore, findings showed that parental imprisonment
was associated with higher rates of antisocial or criminal behavior among
children. Children with imprisoned mothers reported being convicted for
criminal activity at more than double the rate of the control group. Meanwhile,
a significantly higher proportion of inmates had a history of paternal
imprisonment (39%) than the control group (7%). As for aggressive and
antisocial behavior, the odds ratio for children with parental imprisonment was
2.2 (CI= 1.6-3.0) for boys and 1.7 (CI= 1.3-2.4) for girls. The results of
the study provide insight and awareness of the increasing numbers of children
falling into a pattern of intergenerational incarceration, as well as mental
health concerns and antisocial or criminal behavior. This dissertation provides
evidence of the need for resources, awareness, and further prevention.
- Table of Contents -
List of Figures iii
Chapter 1: Nature of Study 1
Problem Statement 1
Purpose of Study 2
Research Questions 3
Application of Results 4
Chapter 2: Literature Review 6
Incarceration on a National Level 6
Witnessing a Parent’s Arrest 7
Household Changes 8
Delinquency 10
Mental Health 14
Parent-Child Contact during Incarceration 20
Types of Parent-Child Contact 22
Summary of the Literature Review 24
Chapter 3: Methodology 25
Problem Statement 25
Hypotheses 25
Participants 25
Research Design 26
Hypothesis 1 27
Description of Studies Included for Hypothesis 1 Meta-analysis 27 Findings of Meta-Analysis for Hypothesis 1 29
Hypothesis 2 30
Description of Studies Included for Hypothesis 2 Meta-analysis 30
Findings of Meta-Analysis for Hypothesis 2 33
Summary 34
Chapter 5: Discussion 36
Summary of Findings 38
Discussion of Results 39
Implications of Practice 41
Recommendations for Future Research 42
Summary 43
References 44