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Female Prisoners' Problems Living in an Irish Prison: An Exploratory Study.
- Source :
- Occupational Therapy in Mental Health; Jul-Sep2019, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p219-237, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Using an experiential qualitative design, this study explored 11 female prisoners' perspectives of problems living in prison. The findings reflected the immediate impact of the physical, social, and institutional environment. Problems with drug detoxification and bullying were prevalent. Prisoners were outward-looking and future-focused. Some feared substance-abuse relapse on release while mothers persistently worried about family outside prison. Many used maladaptive strategies to cope with their problems and most used activities to remain occupied. The study recommended creating supportive prison environments and interventions that enable women to manage the everyday problems they experience living in prison. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WOMEN'S education
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
ATTENTION
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
BULLYING
CORRECTIONAL institutions
ECOLOGY
FAMILIES
INTERVIEWING
LIFE
RESEARCH methodology
MENTAL illness
MOTHER-child relationship
PARENTING
PRISON psychology
PROBLEM solving
RESEARCH
SUBSTANCE abuse
PSYCHOLOGY of women
QUALITATIVE research
JUDGMENT sampling
QUANTITATIVE research
SOCIAL support
THEMATIC analysis
ATTITUDES of mothers
DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0164212X
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Occupational Therapy in Mental Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137944466
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0164212X.2019.1619495