Silver Ian A, Brookstein Adrienne J, D'Amato Christopher
Division of Applied Justice Research, Center for Courts and Corrections Research, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
The Department of Criminal Justice, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
J Adolesc. 2023 Jan;95(1):56-69. doi: 10.1002/jad.12096. Epub 2022 Oct 5.
Recent trends in reproductive rights have contributed to lasting concerns about adolescent childrearing in American society. Beyond being generally unprepared when raising a child, having a child during adolescence is associated with a variety of environmental, social, and psychological consequences for both the parents and the child. It is important to understand the factors contributing to adolescent childrearing. Although research has identified many factors that contribute to adolescent childrearing, a notable gap remains when considering the role of the correctional system and, in particular, the age-specific effects of confining adolescents in adult correctional facilities.
The current study examined the age-specific effects of time spent in adult correctional facilities from 13 to 34 years of age on childrearing between 14 and 35 years of age using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-1997 (NLSY97). The NLSY97 is a nationally representative sample of Males (51%) and Females (49%) born in the United States. Respondents of the NLSY97 were interviewed about life events beginning at age 7 and continued to participate in the study as recently as 2021.
The results of the lagged growth curve models suggest that the time spent incarcerated between 13 and 17 years of age heightens the risk of childrearing between 14 and 18 years of age, an effect that is not observed during adulthood.
Overall, the results suggest that the conditions adolescents are exposed to during incarceration in an adult correctional facility could contribute to a heightened likelihood of adolescent childrearing.
生殖权利的近期趋势引发了美国社会对青少年育儿问题的长期关注。青少年生育不仅普遍意味着在养育孩子时准备不足，而且对父母和孩子都会带来一系列环境、社会和心理方面的后果。了解导致青少年育儿的因素很重要。虽然研究已经确定了许多导致青少年育儿的因素，但在考虑惩教系统的作用，特别是将青少年关押在成人惩教设施中的年龄特异性影响时，仍存在明显差距。
本研究利用1997年全国青年纵向调查（NLSY97），考察了13至34岁期间在成人惩教设施中度过的时间对14至35岁期间育儿情况的年龄特异性影响。NLSY97是一个具有全国代表性的样本，其中男性占51%，女性占49%，均出生在美国。NLSY97的受访者从7岁开始接受有关生活事件的访谈，并一直参与该研究，最近一次访谈时间为2021年。
滞后增长曲线模型的结果表明，13至17岁期间被监禁的时间会增加14至18岁期间育儿的风险，而在成年期未观察到这种影响。
总体而言，结果表明青少年在成人惩教设施中被监禁期间所接触的环境可能会增加青少年育儿的可能性。
