Finkeldey Jessica G, Longmore Monica A, Giordano Peggy C, Manning Wendy D
Sociocultural and Justice Sciences, State University of New York at Fredonia, W369 Thompson Hall, Fredonia, NY 14063, USA.
Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA.
J Dev Life Course Criminol. 2021 Jun;7(2):151-175. doi: 10.1007/s40865-021-00164-w. Epub 2021 May 20.
Although research suggests that parental incarceration is associated with intergenerational continuity in crime, the mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear. Using multi-population structural equation modeling and data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study ( = 1207), the current study explored specific experiences associated with labeling as well as internalizing labels, including experiencing corporal punishment during childhood, criminal arrests during adolescence, and identifying as a troublemaker/partier in young adulthood (measured with reflected appraisals), as potential mechanisms linking parental incarceration and young adults' offending. We assessed whether this association differed by young adults' level of emotional independence, that is, freedom from the need for parental approval. We found that parental incarceration indirectly influenced criminal activity particularly through identifying as a troublemaker/partier during young adulthood but only for those who sought parental approval. Overall, we concluded that high emotional independence, or not seeking parental approval, may be a protective factor that facilitates intergenerational continuities in crime.
尽管研究表明父母入狱与犯罪的代际连续性有关，但这种关联背后的机制仍不清楚。本研究利用多群体结构方程模型和托莱多青少年关系研究（ = 1207）的数据，探讨了与被贴上标签以及内化标签相关的具体经历，包括童年时期遭受体罚、青少年时期被刑事逮捕，以及在青年期被视为麻烦制造者/派对参与者（通过他人的评价来衡量），作为将父母入狱与青年犯罪联系起来的潜在机制。我们评估了这种关联是否因青年的情感独立程度而有所不同，即是否无需父母认可。我们发现，父母入狱尤其通过在青年期被视为麻烦制造者/派对参与者，对犯罪活动产生间接影响，但这种影响仅针对那些寻求父母认可的人。总体而言，我们得出结论，高度的情感独立，即不寻求父母认可，可能是促进犯罪代际连续性的一个保护因素。
