“PRISONER’S CHILDREN”: AFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FATHERS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY AND THEIR CHILDREN. AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

LOS “HIJOS DE LOS PRESOS”: VÍNCULO AFECTIVO ENTRE PADRES PRIVADOS DE LIBERTAD Y SUS HIJOS/AS. AVANCES DE UN ESTUDIO EXPLORATORIO

Techera, José - Garibotto, Giorgina - Urreta, Alejandra
Detalles Bibliográficos
2012
visit to the prisoner
affective relationship
child-parent relationship
people deprived of liberty
visita carcelaria
vínculo afectivo
relación paterno filial
personas privadas de libertad
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Universidad Católica del Uruguay
LIBERI
https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/63
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/2786
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Resumen:
Sumario:The experience of deprivation of liberty transforms interpersonal relationships at all levels, including the parent-child bond. These changes have an impact in the lives of children -secondary victims - depriving them of the daily presence of their father or mother, in addition to affecting the prisoner (Keijzer, en Fuller, 2002). This study focuses on the perception of the prisoners and their children -3 to 11 years old- of the affective relationship and the conditions under which it occurs, during the visit to the prisoner.Preliminary results of an exploratory qualitative study, resulting from the analysis of interviews to 11 male prisoners from a prison in Montevideo and their children, are presented. The findings include: the relevance of the visit to the family unit and the importance of the contextual and situational aspects in the construction of the parent-child relationship and its possible relationship to absenteeism. There is a clear need for further research and interventions on the subject to minimize social and psychological costs and to outline the necessary support of a dignifying parent-child relationship during and after the imprisonment period.