Female initial psychological adjustment to prison as related to ethnicity and other relevant personal characteristics /
The purpose of this research was to examine female prisoners'initial adjustment to a state prison setting. Initial and follow-up measures of prisoner psychological adjustment were obtained and compared for three ethnic groups as assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory, Prison Adjustment Quest...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this research was to examine female prisoners'initial adjustment to a state prison setting. Initial and follow-up measures of prisoner psychological adjustment were obtained and compared for three ethnic groups as assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory, Prison Adjustment Questionnaire, Spielberger State Anxiety Scale, and the Spielberger Trait Anxiety Scale. The study sample consisted of a total of 90 adult female prisoners who were incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division for the first time. There were 30 participant volunteers for Black, Hispanic, and White ethnic groups in the study. The sample represented women ranging in age from 21-60. Examination of ethnicity and adjustment using Analysis of Variance resulted in no statistical significance differences among the three groups. However, while the mean adjustment scores on these measures were within the range of normal, a substantial number of women in each ethnic group could be considered to be depressed, anxious, and not well adjusted to prison. Two-way Analysis Variance with regards to other related variables such as age, crime type, marital status, substance abuse, to other related variables such as age, crime type, marital status, substance abuse, education, and pre-incarcerated occupational status yielded no statistical interaction effects between these variables and ethnic group status. Low reliability coefficients obtained could account for the limited amount of differences found between groups. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Counseling Psychology". |
| Physical Description: | x, 122 leaves ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilms Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: pages 80-92. |