Date of Award
Spring 5-6-2012
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Criminal Justice
First Advisor
Dr. Lisa Muftic
Second Advisor
Dr. Timothy Brezina
Third Advisor
Dr. Sue Carter Collins
Abstract
To date, research concerning children affected by parental incarceration has focused primarily on children that are eighteen years of age and younger. The effects of parental incarceration on adults that are eighteen years of age and older has remained unexamined. The purpose of this exploratory study is to explore the outcomes of young adult college students that have been affected by parental incarceration. A sample of 345 undergraduate college students was surveyed at a sizeable University in the southeastern region of the United States to create a demographic and behavioral profile of college students affected by parental incarceration. It was hypothesized that college students affected by parental incarceration will have lower institutional grade point averages (GPA), higher accounts of criminal involvement, higher likelihoods of substance abuse, and lower levels of self-control than college students that have not been affected by parental incarceration. Results indicated that, the outcomes of college students affected by parental incarceration were comparable to college students not affected by parental incarceration.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/2434166
Recommended Citation
Gadson, Shari B., "Adult Children of the Incarcerated: An Exploratory Study of Risks and Outcomes Among College Students." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2012.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/2434166