TY - JOUR
T1 - Conditions that influence coping mechanisms in Latina mothers affected by incarceration
T2 - A secondary analysis using the vulnerability framework
AU - Crawford, Allison D.
AU - Ricks, Tiffany N.
AU - Bell, Kelly Mc Glothen
AU - McGrath, Jacqueline M.
AU - Abbyad, Christine
AU - Polinard, Elizabeth
AU - Cleveland, Lisa M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
PY - 2024/4
Y1 - 2024/4
N2 - The objective of this study is to assess women's vulnerability to becoming involved with the legal system as it relates to their exposure, sensitivity, and resiliency to specific experiences associated with incarceration before, during, and after their confinement using the vulnerability framework. We sampled 12 women who self-identified as Latina mothers from local jail annexes, probation department offices, and substance use treatment centers in South Central Texas. We conducted a qualitative, secondary analysis. Three overarching themes emerged: (1) “[The abuse] just kept happening;” (2) “[Incarceration] was an excessive interference;” and (3) “I wasn't there back then [for my children], but now I can be [there for them] in some way.” We also identified subthemes. More research and culturally tailored programming are needed to bridge services across legal system sites (jails, prisons, probation) that interact with this population of women to provide supportive services. Public Contribution: We would like to recognize community stakeholders who work in the local jail, probation, and medication treatment centers who helped with the distribution of fliers and participant recruitment along with the women who shared their experiences following incarceration for the original study's data used in this secondary analysis.
AB - The objective of this study is to assess women's vulnerability to becoming involved with the legal system as it relates to their exposure, sensitivity, and resiliency to specific experiences associated with incarceration before, during, and after their confinement using the vulnerability framework. We sampled 12 women who self-identified as Latina mothers from local jail annexes, probation department offices, and substance use treatment centers in South Central Texas. We conducted a qualitative, secondary analysis. Three overarching themes emerged: (1) “[The abuse] just kept happening;” (2) “[Incarceration] was an excessive interference;” and (3) “I wasn't there back then [for my children], but now I can be [there for them] in some way.” We also identified subthemes. More research and culturally tailored programming are needed to bridge services across legal system sites (jails, prisons, probation) that interact with this population of women to provide supportive services. Public Contribution: We would like to recognize community stakeholders who work in the local jail, probation, and medication treatment centers who helped with the distribution of fliers and participant recruitment along with the women who shared their experiences following incarceration for the original study's data used in this secondary analysis.
KW - Latina
KW - coping
KW - incarceration
KW - vulnerability framework
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U2 - 10.1002/nur.22335
DO - 10.1002/nur.22335
M3 - Article
C2 - 37615645
AN - SCOPUS:85168712036
SN - 0160-6891
VL - 47
SP - 151
EP - 160
JO - Research in Nursing and Health
JF - Research in Nursing and Health
IS - 2
ER -