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Quality of Life and Its Correlates in People Serving Prison Sentences in Penitentiary Institutions

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  • Bartłomiej Skowroński

    (Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialization, University of Warsaw, 00-721 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Elżbieta Talik

    (Department of Social Sciences, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, 00-721 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

Background: The aim of the study was to analyze the determinants of prison inmates’ quality of life (QoL). Methods: 390 men imprisoned in penitentiary institutions were assessed. Data were collected by means of the Sense of Quality of Life Questionnaire (SQLQ), general self-efficacy scale (GSES), resilience assessment scale (RAS-25), social support scale (SSS), intensity of religious attitude scale (IRA), SPI/TPI, and COPE Inventory, measures that have high validity and reliability. All models were specified in a path analysis using Mplus version 8.2. Results: The positive correlates of QoL are: self-efficacy, social support, intensity of religious attitude, trait and state depression, resilience, and the following coping strategies, which are at the same time mediators between the variables mentioned above and QoL: behavioral disengagement, turning to religion, planning, and seeking social support for instrumental reasons. Conclusions: In penitentiary practice, attention should be devoted to depressive individuals, and support should be provided to them in the first place because depressiveness is the strongest negative correlate of important aspects of prisoners’ QoL. All the remaining significant factors, namely: self-efficacy, social support, intensity of religious attitude, and the following coping strategies: turning to religion, planning, and seeking social support for instrumental reasons, should be taken into account in rehabilitation programs.

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  • Bartłomiej Skowroński & Elżbieta Talik, 2021. "Quality of Life and Its Correlates in People Serving Prison Sentences in Penitentiary Institutions," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:1655-:d:496457
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