Parental Incarceration, Attachment And Child Psychopathology

Name: Instructor: Institution: Date: LITERATURE REVIEW ON “PARENTAL INCARCERATION, ATTACHMENT AND CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY” BY JOSEPH MURRAY AND LYNNE MURRAY Parents play an important role in the development of their children. As a result, imprisonment of parents not only leads to child-parent separation, but also causes mental problems. However, children's previous attachment relations and life experiences are essential when comprehending children's reactions to parental imprisonment. Murray uses numerous theories and evidence to review the relationship between parental incarceration, attachment, and psychopathology in children. Although parental incarceration is harmful to children, maternal imprisonment has greater consequences than paternal confinement. This is because women are imprisoned miles away from home since their facilities are scarce (Murray, 2010). Attachment problems occur during arrests and prison visits. Majority of the arrests are violent and are carried out at night when families are at home. On the other hand, jail visits upset children since prison...