Motherhood in Alternative Detention Conditions: A Preliminary Case-Control Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Materials
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Detained Group (n = 6) | Control Group (n = 6) | |
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Mother’s age (m ± sd) | 34.0 ± 8.7 | 36.0 ± 7.0 |
Child’s age (m ± sd) | 4.5 ± 2.2 | 4.5 ± 1.5 |
Nationality (n, %) | Bosnian (2, 33.2%); Italian (2, 33.2%); Croatian (1, 16.6%); Serbian (1, 16.6%) | Italian (6, 100%) |
Level of education (n, %) | No education (1, 16.6%); Third grade level (1, 16.6%); Fifth grade level (1, 16.6%); Sixth grade level (2, 33.2%); High school (1, 16.6%) | High school (3, 50%); Bachelor’s degree (3, 50%) |
Detention placement (n, %) | Home detention without child (1, 16.6%); Group Home “Leda Colombini” (4, 66.6%); Roma Camp (1, 16.6%) | N.A. |
Presence of a second parent (n, %) | No (1, 8.3%); Yes (5, 91.6%) | Yes (6, 100%) |
Presence of a partner (n, %) | Yes (5, 83,4%), No (1, 16.6%) | Yes (5, 83.4%); No (1, 16.6%) |
Detained (n = 6) m ± sd 1 | Control (n = 6) m ± sd | F (1, 10) | p | Post-Hoc | |
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PSI total stress | 60.5 ± 10.5 | 45.7 ± 5.2 | 9.6 | 0.011 | detained > control |
PSI parental distress | 28 ± 5.7 | 20.8 ± 5.7 | 4.7 | 0.054 | |
PSI parent-child dysfunctional interaction | 24.5 ± 5.3 | 16.8 ± 1.8 | 11.1 | 0.007 | detained > control |
PSI difficult child | 26.3 ± 4.1 | 20.2 ± 1.8 | 10.9 | 0.007 | detained > control |
PSI defensive responding | 18.3 ± 3.4 | 12.2 ± 4 | 8.1 | 0.017 | detained > control |
ECBI intensity | 107.5 ± 16.6 | 80.7 ± 26.5 | 4.4 | 0.062 | |
ECBI problem | 5.8 ± 5.5 | 1.8 ± 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.138 | |
MAI total score | 103.5 ± 1.2 | 103.5 ± 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
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Lai, C.; Rossi, L.E.; Scicchitano, F.; Ciacchella, C.; Valentini, M.; Longo, G.; Caroppo, E. Motherhood in Alternative Detention Conditions: A Preliminary Case-Control Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 6000. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106000
Lai C, Rossi LE, Scicchitano F, Ciacchella C, Valentini M, Longo G, Caroppo E. Motherhood in Alternative Detention Conditions: A Preliminary Case-Control Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(10):6000. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106000
Chicago/Turabian StyleLai, Carlo, Linda Elisabetta Rossi, Federica Scicchitano, Chiara Ciacchella, Mariarita Valentini, Giovanna Longo, and Emanuele Caroppo. 2022. "Motherhood in Alternative Detention Conditions: A Preliminary Case-Control Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 10: 6000. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106000