Stress proliferation across generations? examining the relationship between parental incarceration and childhood health

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 302-319

  Turney, Kristin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children s health; National Survey of Children s Health; Parental incarceration; Stress process theory; Stress proliferation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MENTAL STRESS; NEWBORN; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PATERNAL DEPRIVATION; PRISONERS; PRISONS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84927760675     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146514544173     Document Type: Article

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