Governors State University, University Park, Illinois, USA.
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.
J Marital Fam Ther. 2023 Apr;49(2):499-516. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12636. Epub 2023 Mar 2.
Emerging research suggests that those coparenting with an incarcerated person experience multiple challenges. Examining incarcerated coparenting among minority fathers is especially salient as their incarceration rates are substantially higher than White males. This study utilized data from the Multi-Site Family Study on Incarceration, Parenting and Partnering Study to examine changes in coparenting relationships when the male partner was incarcerated. Theoretically guided by structural family therapy, latent growth models were used to evaluate trajectories of fathers' coparenting reliability and coparenting cohesion across 34 months. Results indicated average declines within incarcerated men's reported coparenting responsibility and coparenting cohesion with their partner. Incarcerated men with higher relationship quality at T1 was significantly associated with higher initial levels of coparenting cohesion and coparenting responsibility-but not with the trajectories of coparenting change. Incarcerated fathers identifying as Hispanic and Other declined at a significantly steeper rate in coparenting responsibility than Black and White incarcerated fathers. Clinical implications and future research directions are provided.
新兴研究表明，那些与被监禁者共同养育子女的人会经历多重挑战。研究少数族裔父亲的监禁共同养育问题尤为重要，因为他们的监禁率远远高于白人男性。本研究利用多地点家庭监禁、育儿和伴侣关系研究的数据，研究了当男性伴侣被监禁时，共同养育关系的变化。本研究理论上以结构家庭治疗为指导，使用潜在增长模型评估了 34 个月内父亲共同养育可靠性和共同养育凝聚力的轨迹。结果表明，被监禁男性报告的共同养育责任和与伴侣的共同养育凝聚力呈平均下降趋势。在 T1 时关系质量较高的被监禁男性，与较高的初始共同养育凝聚力和共同养育责任水平显著相关——但与共同养育变化的轨迹无关。与黑人和白人被监禁的父亲相比，自认为是西班牙裔和其他族裔的被监禁父亲在共同养育责任方面的下降速度明显更快。提供了临床意义和未来研究方向。
