A longitudinal analysis of the impact of child custody loss on drug use and crime among a sample of African American mothers
A longitudinal analysis of the impact of child custody loss on drug use and crime among a sample of African American mothers
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DOI：
10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.12.017
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发表时间：
2018-03-01
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Oser, Carrie B.
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作者：
Harp, Kathi L. H.;Oser, Carrie B.
本研究探讨了非裔美国人母亲的样本中，儿童监护权的损失对吸毒和犯罪的影响。两种类型的监护权的损失进行审查：非正式监护权的损失（子女与母亲分开生活，但法院不参与）和官方损失方法：使用来自339名非洲裔美国妇女的数据，纵向随机系数模型分析了每种类型的监护权丧失对随后的药物使用和犯罪的影响。结果：非正式和正式监护权的丧失都预示着吸毒的增加，而非正式监护权的丧失预示着犯罪参与的增加。研究结果表明，儿童监护权的损失有负面的健康影响，为非洲裔美国人的母亲，可能会减少他们的可能性，重新获得或保留监护权，他们的children.Conclusions：这项研究强调了需要将药物治疗和其他类型的援助纳入家庭个案计划，以提高团聚率和母亲，儿童和家庭之间的结果。此外，非正式损失预测增加药物使用的发现表明，以社区为基础的努力，在母亲的社会网络可以实施干预之前，儿童福利系统的参与成为必要的。
This study examines the influence of child custody loss on drug use and crime among a sample of African American mothers. Two types of custody loss are examined: informal custody loss (child living apart from mother but courts not involved), and official loss (child removed from mother's care by authorities).Methods: Using data from 339 African American women, longitudinal random coefficient models analyzed the effects of each type of custody loss on subsequent drug use and crime.Results: indicated that both informal and official custody loss predicted increased drug use, and informal loss predicted increased criminal involvement. Findings demonstrate that child custody loss has negative health implications for African American mothers, potentially reducing their likelihood of regaining or retaining custody of their children.Conclusions: This study highlights the need to integrate drug treatment and other types of assistance into family case plans to improve reunification rates and outcomes among mothers, children, and families. Additionally, the finding that informal loss predicts increased drug use suggests that community-based efforts within the mother's social network could be implemented to intervene before child welfare system involvement becomes necessary.