Mental Health Problems among Prison Inmates: the Effect of Welfare Deficiencies, Drug Use and Self‐Efficacy

Autor:	Inger Lise Skog Hansen, Christine Friestad
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	Self-efficacy Drug medicine.medical_specialty Empirical data media_common.quotation_subject Prison Mental health Mental distress medicine Psychiatry Psychology Law Welfare Disadvantage media_common Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention. 6:183-196
ISSN:	1651-2340 1404-3858
DOI:	10.1080/14043850510035100
Popis:	In this paper, we investigate the differential contribution of accumulated welfare deficiencies, drug use, and self‐efficacy on inmates' current symptoms of mental health problems. Few studies so far have investigated inmates' mental health based on empirical data covering both social and psychological predictors. Our analyses are aimed at the following research questions: (a) what is the relationship between welfare deficiencies, drug use, and symptom reporting among prison inmates? (b) is this relationship influenced by inmates' perceived self‐efficacy? and (c) how might this information be used to inform the discussion of challenges in prisoner re‐entry? Findings are based on a national survey among prison inmates in Norway, focusing on living conditions generally, as well as mental distress, drug use, and self‐efficacy. The findings indicate serious accumulation of disadvantage, and more welfare deficiencies among drug users and those suffering from mental distress. When it comes to prediction of ment...
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