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Correlates of Parental Status and Attitudes Toward Parenting Among Substance-Abusing Women Offenders
University of California, Los Angeles This study examined the correlates of loss of parental rights and attitudes toward parenting among a sample of substance-abusingwomen offenders (N= 483). One third of the sample had lost parental rights to a child; these mothers were younger, but had more children, were less likely to have ever worked or been married, initiated regular drug use at a younger age, and were more likely to have been in foster care or adopted themselves and to have engaged in sex work. Higher self-efficacy, decision making ability, social conformity, and childhood problems were associated with less risky parental attitudes, whereas depression, lower education, and non-White ethnicity were associated with greater risk. Services that address the psychosocial needs of women offenders may increase the likelihood of successful family reunification following incarceration.
Key Words: women offenders substance abuse parental status parenting attitudes family reunification
The Prison Journal, Vol. 86, No. 1,
89-113 (2006) This article has been cited by other articles:
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