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- Title
Don't Forget the Parents: Caregiver Coping Strategies for Daughter's Juvenile Legal System Involvement.
- Authors
Fix, Rebecca L.; Mendelson, Tamar
- Abstract
Caregivers of adolescent daughters with juvenile legal system involvement face unique stressors that have been largely overlooked in research and practice. The current study recruited 183 Black and Native North American/Indigenous caregivers with daughters involved in the juvenile legal system via a Qualtrics survey distributed using MTurk with careful screening practices. Results indicated high levels of stress and worry related to daughter's juvenile legal system involvement. Female caregivers used prayer, talking with friends, going to therapy, and exercise significantly more than male caregivers as coping strategies. Problems associated with daughter's juvenile legal system involvement and worry about daughter's juvenile legal system involvement significantly impacted use of most coping strategies. Finally, nearly all caregivers were interested in trying new activities to strengthen their relationship with their daughter and in strategies to improve their own mental health. Potential intervention components highlighted by caregivers indicate future directions for family-focused programming targeting families with juvenile legal system involvement.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PREVENTION of juvenile delinquency; NORTH Americans; AFRICAN Americans; WORRY; EXERCISE; MENTAL health; RESEARCH funding; PARENT-child relationships; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; PARENTING; SURVEYS; BURDEN of care; PRAYER; TEENAGERS' conduct of life; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers; COMPARATIVE studies; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
Journal of Family Issues, 2024, Vol 45, Issue 4, p955
- ISSN
0192-513X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0192513X231163937