Factors related to personal quality of life in prison inmates

• Authors: Bartłomiej Skowroński , Elżbieta B. Talik

Abstracts

EN

Objectives The aim of the study was to analyze the determinants of prison inmates’ personal quality of life (PQoL). Material and Methods Three hundred ninety men imprisoned in penitentiary institutions were assessed. Data were collected by means of the the Sense of Quality of Life Questionnaire, the General Self-Esteem Scale, the Social Support Scale, the Resiliency Assessment Scale, the Trait Personality Inventory, which have high validity and reliability. All models were specified in structural equations modeling using Mplus v. 8.2. Results The positive correlates of PQoL are: self-efficacy, social support, and ego-resiliency. The negative correlate of PQoL is trait depression. The study confirmed that 2 factors affected ego-resiliency: self-efficacy and trait depression. Conclusions All significant factors, such as self-efficacy, social support, ego-resiliency, or trait depression, should be taken into account in rehabilitation programs.

Keywords

EN

well-being; prison inmates; prisons; quality of life; personal quality of life; incarcerated persons

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 291-302

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Bartłomiej Skowroński

• University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland (Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialization, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and Resocialization)

author

Elżbieta B. Talik

• The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland (Department of Clinical Psychology)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01961

Biblioteka Nauki

2203008