Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Relationship between Parental Incarceration and Childhood Obesity

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Relationship between Parental Incarceration and Childhood Obesity

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Main Author: Li, Qi
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2017
Subjects:
Sociology
Relationship between Parental Incarceration and Childhood Obesity
Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1511950370928891
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu15119503709288912021-08-03T07:04:45Z Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Relationship between Parental Incarceration and Childhood Obesity Li, Qi Sociology Relationship between Parental Incarceration and Childhood Obesity Racial and Ethnic Disparities Sociology Childhood obesity and parental incarceration are comparable phenomena in the contemporary United States. One similarity between these two issues is their high prevalence in recent decades. The other common thread is that childhood obesity and parental incarceration both exist disproportionately among racial and ethnic minorities. This research project aims to explore the relationship between parental incarceration and childhood obesity, focusing on whether or not this association differs by various racial or ethnic populations. Analyzing panel data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, I find that parental lifetime incarceration is correlated with a decreased risk of childhood obesity for non-Hispanic Black children, while it is the opposite for similar non-Hispanic White children. Moreover, the impacts of parental incarceration on childhood obesity are not significantly different when comparing non-Hispanic White and Hispanic children. I discuss these results through the lens of the stress process model, in terms of stress exposure and coping resources. This research endeavor aims to fill an important knowledge gap in the literature, and serve as the basis to initiate an interdisciplinary conversation on the intersection of family, health and corrections in academia as well as policy. 2017 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1511950370928891 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1511950370928891 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Sociology
Relationship between Parental Incarceration and Childhood Obesity
Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Sociology
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Relationship between Parental Incarceration and Childhood Obesity
Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Sociology
Li, Qi
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Relationship between Parental Incarceration and Childhood Obesity
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title Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Relationship between Parental Incarceration and Childhood Obesity
title_short Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Relationship between Parental Incarceration and Childhood Obesity
title_full Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Relationship between Parental Incarceration and Childhood Obesity
title_fullStr Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Relationship between Parental Incarceration and Childhood Obesity
title_full_unstemmed Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Relationship between Parental Incarceration and Childhood Obesity
title_sort racial and ethnic disparities in the relationship between parental incarceration and childhood obesity
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