Children of incarcerated parents: Challenges and resiliency, in their own words

By A. Nesmith, Ebony L. Ruhland. 2008

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A Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Stigmatization of Children of Incarcerated Parents (2010, background): “In the long run, children may try to keep their parent’s incarceration a secret from others to protect themselves from stigmatization (Hagan and Myers 2003; Nesmith and Ruhland 2008; Sack et al. 1976), in which case children may find questions that routinely arise about parents at school and in othe”
Children's Antisocial Behavior, Mental Health, Drug Use, and Educational Performance After Parental Incarceration (2012, background): “Moreover, prisons are generally not child-friendly places to visit, and children can find visitation distressing (Hairston, 1998; Nesmith & Ruhland, 2008; Richards et al., 1994).”
The Association Between Parental Incarceration and Health, Education, and Economic Outcomes in Young Adulthood (2015, unknown): “Prior research suggests that children who experience parental incarceration are more likely to have low selfesteem (Stanton 1980) and to report feelings of loneliness and isolation (Nesmith and Ruhland 2008; Poehlmann 2005; Travis and Waul 2004).”