University of New Haven, CT, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2023 Aug;67(10-11):999-1016. doi: 10.1177/0306624X211059319. Epub 2021 Nov 26.
This study examines what it means to be a man with an incarcerated romantic partner. Despite recognition that those experiencing familial incarceration are a heterogeneous group, the extant literature lacks a clear focus of the experience of men with incarcerated romantic partners. Using a phenomenological design, the researchers interviewed seven men with incarcerated romantic partners to explicate the essential structures of their lived experience. The interviews are explicated into six essences illuminating the experience of being a man with an incarcerated partner. Identified essences explored are: embodying the social tie facilitator, love and commitment living in future time, the sense of something missing, felt confinement, and the new normal. Fifteen additional sub-themes are discussed. These findings inform implications for both future research and policies that can aid in maintaining the ties that bind during familial incarceration.
本研究探讨了作为一个有被监禁伴侣的男性意味着什么。尽管人们认识到那些经历家庭监禁的人是一个异质群体，但现有文献缺乏对有被监禁伴侣的男性的经历的明确关注。研究人员使用现象学设计，对 7 名有被监禁伴侣的男性进行了采访，以阐述他们生活经历的基本结构。这些采访被阐释为六个本质，阐明了作为一个有被监禁伴侣的男性的体验。确定的本质包括：体现社会联系促进者、爱在未来时间生活、缺失感、感到被监禁和新常态。讨论了另外 15 个次要主题。这些发现为未来的研究和政策提供了信息，这些政策可以帮助在家庭监禁期间维持联系。
