Turney K, Testa A, Jackson DB. Stigma Arising from Youth Police Contact: The Protective Role of Mother-Youth Closeness.
JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY 2023;
85:477-493. [PMID:
38106990 PMCID:
PMC10723111 DOI:
10.1111/jomf.12886]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
Abstract
Objective
The purpose of this article is to examine the relationship between mother-youth closeness and stigma stemming from police contact.
Background
Research increasingly indicates that stigma stemming from police-youth encounters links police contact to compromised outcomes among youth, though less is known about the correlates of stigma stemming from this criminal legal contact. Close mother-youth relationships, commonly understood to be protective for youth outcomes, may be one factor that buffers against stop-related stigma, especially the anticipation of stigma.
Method
We use data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a sample of youth born in urban areas around the turn of the 21st century, to examine the relationship between mother-youth closeness and stop-related stigma.
Results
We find that mother-youth closeness is negatively associated with stop-related anticipated stigma but not stop-related experienced stigma. We also find that the relationship between mother-youth closeness and stop-related anticipated stigma is concentrated among youth experiencing a non-intrusive stop.
Conclusion
Close mother-youth relationships may protect against stigma stemming from criminal legal contact.
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