This study examined inmate control and adjustment to prison. The factor structure of 18 adjustment variables reported by prison inmates in 5 prisons was identified by means of a factor analysis. Four independent factors were identified, stress/anxiety, prisonization, misconducts, and lack of involvement. The inmates' responses to incarceration as measured by factor scores were examined as a function of three components of control: general expectancy, perceived control, and environmental control. Results indicated strong support for the importance of control in influencing inmate adjustment to prison. However, no support was found for a person-environment fit model of inmate adjustment proposed in an earlier paper. (Author abstract)
Personal Control and Prisoner Adjustment - An Empirical Test of a Proposed Model
NCJ Number
104780
Journal
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 24 Issue: 1 Dated: (February 1987) Pages: 49-68
Date Published
1987
Length
20 pages
Annotation
Expectancy for control and perception of the control available in a situation has been hypothesized to involve specific emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral reactions.
Abstract
Date Published: January 1, 1987