一项对美国被监禁的宗教教育参与者幸福感的混合方法评估。

IF 3 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
Robin LaBarbera
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背景:研究表明,影响幸福感的教育项目在促进行为改变和为被监禁的男女提供成功重新融入社区所需的技能方面表现出最大的希望。福祉的发展是这种教育计划的关键组成部分,因为它在面对压力和困难时提供了重要的保护因素,并提高了个人稳定重返社区的机会。城市部研究所(TUMI)是一个以信仰为基础的、神学院级别的高等教育项目,旨在提高美国被监禁男女的健康思维、亲社会行为和积极的人际关系。方法:我们评估了在德克萨斯州、堪萨斯州监狱服刑的TUMI参与者,以及在加利福尼亚州、德克萨斯州和堪萨斯州曾被监禁的TUMI毕业生群体的幸福感。我们对6所监狱内的109名男女进行了焦点小组调查,157人完成了混合方法调查,共收集了266个数据点。结果:定性结果分为与幸福感相关的三个主要主题,即健康的思维模式、亲社会行为和积极的人际关系。参与者完成了繁荣量表,报告了对所有八个陈述的同意,特别是对与健康思维模式有关的陈述的强烈同意。结论:研究结果支持了越来越多的观点,即基于信仰的惩教教育促进了福利,这是改善行为、减少违纪行为和为被监禁的男女成功重新融入社区做好准备的关键因素。总的来说,这项研究证明了为被监禁的人提供像TUMI这样的教育机会的潜在价值。
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A mixed methods evaluation of well-being among incarcerated religious education participants in the United States.

Background: Research suggests that educational programs that impact well-being show the greatest promise for promoting behavioral change and providing incarcerated men and women with the skills necessary to reintegrate into communities successfully. The development of well-being is a key component of such educational programs, as it affords important protective factors in the face of stress and difficulty and improves individuals' chances of stable re-entry to their communities. The Urban Ministry Institute (TUMI) is a faith-based, seminary-level, higher-education program that enhances healthy thinking, prosocial behavior, and positive interpersonal relationships for incarcerated men and women in the United States.

Methods: We evaluated well-being among TUMI participants incarcerated in correctional facilities in Texas, Kansas, and among groups of formerly incarcerated TUMI graduates in California, Texas, and Kansas. We conducted focus groups with 109 men and women inside six prisons, and 157 people completed mixed methods surveys, for a total of 266 data points.

Results: Qualitative results fell into three primary themes related to well-being, namely healthy thinking patterns, prosocial behavior, and positive interpersonal relationships. Participants completed the Flourishing Scale, reporting agreement with all eight statements, with particularly strong agreement to statements related to healthy thinking patterns.

Conclusions: Findings provided support for the growing argument that faith-based correctional education promotes wellbeing, which is a key factor in improving behavior, reducing disciplinary infractions, and preparing incarcerated men and women for successful reintegration into their communities. Overall, this research demonstrates the potential value of providing educational opportunities like TUMI to incarcerated individuals.

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来源期刊
Health and Justice
Health and Justice Social Sciences-Law
CiteScore
4.10
自引率
8.60%
发文量
34
审稿时长
13 weeks
期刊介绍: Health & Justice is open to submissions from public health, criminology and criminal justice, medical science, psychology and clinical sciences, sociology, neuroscience, biology, anthropology and the social sciences, and covers a broad array of research types. It publishes original research, research notes (promising issues that are smaller in scope), commentaries, and translational notes (possible ways of introducing innovations in the justice system). Health & Justice aims to: Present original experimental research on the area of health and well-being of people involved in the adult or juvenile justice system, including people who work in the system; Present meta-analysis or systematic reviews in the area of health and justice for those involved in the justice system; Provide an arena to present new and upcoming scientific issues; Present translational science—the movement of scientific findings into practice including programs, procedures, or strategies; Present implementation science findings to advance the uptake and use of evidence-based practices; and, Present protocols and clinical practice guidelines. As an open access journal, Health & Justice aims for a broad reach, including researchers across many disciplines as well as justice practitioners (e.g. judges, prosecutors, defenders, probation officers, treatment providers, mental health and medical personnel working with justice-involved individuals, etc.). The sections of the journal devoted to translational and implementation sciences are primarily geared to practitioners and justice actors with special attention to the techniques used.
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