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Maternal criminal justice involvement and co-occurring mental health and substance abuse problems: examining moderation of sex and race on children's mental health
- Author:
- MILLER Keva M.
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 37, 2014, pp.71-80.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This study examines whether the influences of maternal risks (mental health and substance abuse problems) on children's mental health (internalizing and externalizing behaviors) were moderated by sex and race. The sample included 409 children of mothers involved in the criminal justice system, aged 5–15 who participated in the National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW). Results indicated that maternal risks were significantly associated with internalizing behaviours and that race was significantly associated with internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Sex and race moderated the associations between maternal risks and internalizing behaviours. Females exposed to maternal mental health and substance abuse problems exhibited elevated internalizing behaviours compared to males. Black children exposed to maternal substance abuse had decreased internalizing behaviours as compared to non-Black children. Implications for criminal justice and child welfare practices and future research are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Influence of caregiver substance dependence and serious mental illness on children’s mental health: moderating effects of social support
- Authors:
- MILLER Keva M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 31(5), 2014, pp.435-454.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This study examined the relationships between caregiver alcohol dependence, drug dependence, and serious mental illness and internalising and externalising behaviours and whether these risks were moderated by social support. The study included 3,225 children ages 2–17 and their current caregivers, who participated in the second cohort of the National Survey on Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Regression analysis indicated that caregiver alcohol dependence, serious mental illness, and social support were significantly associated with internalising behaviours and caregiver serious mental illness and social support were significantly associated with externalising behaviours. Results indicated that social support moderated the associations between caregiver alcohol dependence and internalising and caregiver drug dependence and externalising behaviours. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)