Children behind bars: The lived experiences of adult children with incarcerated parents
Date of Publication
2016
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology
Subject Categories
Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Psychology
Thesis Adviser
Roberto E. Javier, Jr.
Defense Panel Member
Homer J. Yabut
Abstract/Summary
This study aims to magnify the lived experiences of adults who grew up in the absence of their incarcerated parents. The researchers explored the thoughts, emotions, and perceptions of their lived experiences. This lead to the creation of the themes and meanings ascribed to these lived experiences. Parental incarceration is a type of separation that significantly affects the child's behavioral and emotional implications, such as coping strategies. Interpretative Phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used as the analytical framework of this study. The researchers used an interview schedule for the 7 participants 5 are children of parents who committed common crimes while 2 are children of Martial Law detainees. The participants are adult children who are at least 18 years old with an incarcerated parent. The analysis reveals 3 super-ordinate themes namely, separation resulting from incarceration, consequences of the separation to the child and outcomes of the separation to the child. Themes were also created under each super-ordinate theme which results from the children's perspectives, socio-emotional development and thoughts. The study captured 3 main points. First, the adult children are able to thrive and to become resilient when social support is present and when they are able to regulate their emotions. Second, external and internal stigmatization is present during the experience. Lastly, the adult children were able to conceptualize justice and morality when they realized that they were a part of a larger society.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU21484
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
57 leaves; 28 cm.
Keywords
Children of prisoners; Prisoners; Parents
Recommended Citation
Doble, C. M., Naval, D. S., Bailon, B. P., & Avancena, J. L. (2016). Children behind bars: The lived experiences of adult children with incarcerated parents. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5852
