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Systematic Review of the Effects of Parental Imprisonment on Child Antisocial Behavior and Mental Health, 1960-2008

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Principal Investigator(s): Murray, Joseph; Farrington, David P.; Sekol, Ivana; Olsen, Rikke F.

Summary: The two main aims for the review were to assess evidence on whether parental imprisonment is a risk factor for undesirable child outcomes and to assess evidence on whether parental imprisonment is a causal risk factor. A third aim of the review was to investigate whether associations between parental imprisonment and child outcomes differ according to child, parent, and environmental characteristics. Between June and September 2008, researchers searched for studies that met the eligibility crite... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31704.v1

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