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Family Contact in Prison and Post-Release Family Social Support: Does Gender Affect the Relationship?

Chapski, Ashley M
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3664-3804
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566313186304724

Abstract Details

2019, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Sociology.
Social support is important for successful reentry of incarcerated individuals into society. In the present study, I use data from the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) to examine the relationship between family contact in prison and post-release family social support and conflict. I focus on possible gender differences in this relationship and control for baseline pre-release levels. Using a social bond perspective, I hypothesize that in-prison family contact in the form of visitation, phone calls, and receiving letters improves post-release family social support and reduces family conflict. Furthermore, I posit that the association between family contact in prison and post-release family social support and conflict will be stronger for women than men. I use OLS regression to analyze these hypotheses and Von Hipple’s suggested multiple imputation to handle missing data. I found that in-prison family contact was positively related to family emotional, instrumental, and interactional support and negatively related to family conflict. However, I did not find support for my gendered hypothesis. I discuss future research possibilities and potential policy implications.
Stephen Demuth, PhD (Advisor)
Danielle C. Kuhl, PhD (Committee Member)
Thomas J. Mowen, PhD (Committee Member)
49 p.
Sociology
family contact; in-prison contact; family support; social support; criminology

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  • Chapski, A. M. (2019). Family Contact in Prison and Post-Release Family Social Support: Does Gender Affect the Relationship? [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566313186304724

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chapski, Ashley . Family Contact in Prison and Post-Release Family Social Support: Does Gender Affect the Relationship? 2019. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566313186304724.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chapski, Ashley . "Family Contact in Prison and Post-Release Family Social Support: Does Gender Affect the Relationship?" Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566313186304724

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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