Haskins Anna R
Cornell University, Department of Sociology, USA.
Soc Sci Res. 2015 Jul;52:18-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.01.001. Epub 2015 Jan 21.
Within the last few decades our understanding of the importance of non-cognitive skills for socioeconomic success has grown along with our knowledge of the deleterious impacts of paternal incarceration for child wellbeing. Given the importance of early skills and that elementary-aged children constitute the majority of children with incarcerated parents, understanding the connection between paternal incarceration and the socio-emotional component of children's non-cognitive development is pressing. Using matching models, data from the newest wave of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, and exploring a larger range of behavioral skills than previous literature, this paper provides estimates of the impact of paternal incarceration on children's behavioral functioning at age 9 using children's own self-reports. Comparisons to oft-used parent reports are made and heterogeneity by gender is explored. Findings suggest the incarceration of a father increases the antisocial behaviors children self-report, but has null effects on prosocial skill development.
在过去几十年里，我们对非认知技能对社会经济成功的重要性的理解不断加深，同时我们也了解到父亲入狱对儿童幸福的有害影响。鉴于早期技能的重要性，且小学年龄段的儿童在父母入狱的儿童中占大多数，因此了解父亲入狱与儿童非认知发展的社会情感成分之间的联系迫在眉睫。本文使用匹配模型、脆弱家庭与儿童福利研究最新一轮的数据，并探索比以往文献更广泛的行为技能，通过儿童自己的自我报告，对父亲入狱对9岁儿童行为功能的影响进行了估计。本文还与常用的家长报告进行了比较，并探讨了性别差异。研究结果表明，父亲入狱会增加儿童自我报告的反社会行为，但对亲社会技能发展没有影响。
