Adjustment and mental health problem in prisoners

Sinha, Sudhinta

doi:10.4103/0972-6748.90339

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“…The General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12; Goldberg & Williams, 1988) is a widely used scale to measure psychological problems and stress, as well as the lack of well-being. The GHQ-12 has been shown to be a valid measure of distress and mental health in prison (Baumann, Meyers, Le Bihan, & Houssemand, 2008; Hassan et al, 2011; Liebling, Durie, Stiles, & Tait, 2011; Sinha, 2010). The GHQ-12 consists of 12 items that are scored on a 4-point Likert-type scale, ranging from 1 to 4.…”

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Posttraumatic Growth in Sex Offenders

Vanhooren

Leijssen

Dezutter

2016

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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In recent qualitative studies, posttraumatic growth has been highlighted as a possible sign of change in how offenders relate to their basic existential needs. In this article, we present results of a pilot study with a mixed-method design on posttraumatic growth and psychological stress in a sample of sexual offenders ( n = 30) in ongoing therapy. We performed univariate analyses and subsequent hierarchical analyses, and the results affirmed our hypothesis that posttraumatic growth is negatively associated with psychological stress. We used phenomenological analysis to identify themes in the participants' reflections on posttraumatic growth. We found that prison experiences forced the participants to change. Prisoners experience emotional support from others during incarceration as crucial to positive change. Taking responsibility for the crime helped them engage in the therapy more fully and resulted in more posttraumatic growth.

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confidence: 99%

Posttraumatic Growth in Sex Offenders

Vanhooren

Leijssen

Dezutter

2016

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…Qualitative studies have compiled a rich but distressing range of accounts of how incarceration can burden human life (e.g., Liebling & Maruna, 2011). In the worst cases, imprisonment has a detrimental effect on the individual’s financial and material means, personal and intimate relationships, sense of agency, identity, and self-worth, as well as on their experience of meaning in life (Haney, 2003; Harner & Riley, 2013; Harvey, 2011; Maruna, Wilson, & Curran, 2006; Sinha, 2010). For some prisoners, incarceration leads to a deep existential crisis, which is accompanied by a loss of meaning and distress (Maruna et al, 2006; van Ginneken, 2014; Vanhooren, Leijssen, & Dezutter, 2015).…”

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Loss of Meaning as a Predictor of Distress in Prison

Vanhooren

Leijssen

Dezutter

2015

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Incarceration has been described as a distressing experience, marked by important losses and accompanied by deep existential crises. Some prisoners "hit rock bottom" and are confronted with the fact that their life does not make sense anymore. Surprisingly, loss of meaning among prisoners has not been studied in a quantitative way before. In this study, we explored the relationship between loss of meaning inflicted by incarceration and distress. In a sample of 365 prisoners, univariate analyses and hierarchical multiple regression analyses confirmed that a loss of meaning positively predicted distress in prison. Differences between prison regimes predicted distress, but had no influence on the loss of meaning. Unsentenced incarceration, in contrast, did not have a direct relationship to distress, but amplified the effect of loss of meaning on distress. Psychotherapy and chaplain support did not affect the relationship between loss of meaning and distress during incarceration.

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“…The antisocial behaviour that leads them towards wrongdoing is understood to be related to their vulnerabilities, which could be by and large grappled with in the community (Andrews and Bonta, 2016). Strategies devised to assist these have to address clusters of correlated needs and provide multifaceted solutions (Andrews and Bonta, 2016) in a timely manner (Armstrong, 2012; Ministry of Justice UK, 2013; Sinha, 2010) so to ensure desistance from further criminal behaviour (Fazel and Danesh, 2002; Fazel and Wolf, 2015; World Health Organization, 2005). To that end, the involvement of welfare services in the rehabilitation process is crucial to increase the individuals’ chances of remaining crime-free (Hean et al, 2009; Strype et al, 2014).…”

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Performance-based policy in offender rehabilitation: Limitation or innovation for front-line workers in Liaison and Diversion services?

Rocha

Holmen

2020

Probation Journal

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In recent years, the English government has been using competitive elements in the process of allocating public funds through policy. Front-line workers struggle with the limitations imposed by such a model. A qualitative case study was conducted to investigate the impact of a new performance-based policy on front-line workers of a public service called Liaison and Diversion. The findings demonstrated that professionals have been adapting the policy to local circumstances found at the street level. We argued that adaptation is a form of employee-based innovation that optimises the use of scarce resources and customises services to the clients.

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Adjustment and mental health problem in prisoners

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Posttraumatic Growth in Sex Offenders

Posttraumatic Growth in Sex Offenders

Loss of Meaning as a Predictor of Distress in Prison

Performance-based policy in offender rehabilitation: Limitation or innovation for front-line workers in Liaison and Diversion services?

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