Kim Seijeoung, Johnson Timothy P, Goswami Samir, Puisis Michael
University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Division of Health Policy and Administration.
J Int Womens Stud. 2011 Jan;12(1):128-148.
Incarcerated women are among the most vulnerable and perhaps the least studied populations in the US. Significant proportions of female inmates are substance users, and many living in unstable housing conditions or being homeless. Female inmates are often at high risk of engaging in sex exchange for drugs or housing needs. While a disproportionate number of incarcerated women have experienced childhood household adversities and maltreatments, the effects of these childhood experiences on psychosocial and behavioral outcomes of this population in later life. We apply a life course perspective to examine these pathways in a sample of incarcerated women in Cook County, Illinois. Findings demonstrated lasting, but differential, effects of household adversities and childhood abuse on subsequent life risks and opportunities among these women.
在美国，被监禁的女性是最脆弱且可能是研究最少的人群之一。相当一部分女性囚犯是药物使用者，许多人居住在不稳定的住房条件下或无家可归。女性囚犯往往因毒品或住房需求而从事性交易的风险很高。虽然被监禁女性中不成比例的人数曾经历过童年家庭逆境和虐待，但这些童年经历对该人群成年后心理社会和行为结果的影响。我们运用生命历程视角，在伊利诺伊州库克县的一组被监禁女性样本中研究这些路径。研究结果表明，家庭逆境和童年虐待对这些女性随后的生活风险和机遇产生了持久但有差异的影响。
