MaryAnn Wilbur|Jodi Elaine Marani|Danielle P. Appugliese|Ryan W. Woods|Judith M. Siegel|Howard Cabral|Deborah A. Frank
Socioemotional Effects of Fathers' Incarceration on Low-Income, Urban, School-Aged Children
Boston Medical Center|Boston Medical Center|The Coordinating Center|The Coordinating Center|Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey|Boston University|Boston Medical Center
objective goal evaluate whether children incarcerated fathers likely report exhibit behavioral symptoms equally disadvantaged peers without incarcerated father methods ongoing longitudinal study intrauterine cocaine exposure involving 102 children 50 male 89 black urban lowincome homes questions regarding incarceration childs father asked childs primary caregiver visit school age children administered childrens depression inventory ages 6 11 years primary caregivers completed child behavior checklist addition childrens teachers completed teacher report form childrens depression inventory child behavior checklist teacher report form data obtained oldest available age first report paternal incarceration analyzed results bivariate analyses children whose fathers jail higher childrens depression inventory total scores compared children without incarcerated fathers indicating depressive symptoms finding robust multivariate analyses adjustment childrens age gender prenatal cocaine alcohol exposure schoolage violence exposure teachers reported higher teacher report form externalizing scores children whose fathers jail adjustment age gender prenatal cocaine marijuana exposure schoolage violence exposure conclusions children incarcerated fathers reported depressive symptoms teachers noted externalizing behaviors controlling biopsychosocial risks interventions targeted ameliorate distress children incarcerated fathers considered