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Autor/inn/en | Allen, Rebecca S.; Phillips, Laura Lee; Roff, Lucinda Lee; Cavanaugh, Ronald; Day, Laura |
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Titel | Religiousness/Spirituality and Mental Health among Older Male Inmates |
Quelle | In: Gerontologist, 48 (2008) 5, S.692-697 (6 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0016-9013 |
Schlagwörter | Well Being; Mental Health; Religious Factors; Depression (Psychology); Racial Differences; Institutionalized Persons; Males; Older Adults; Demography; Age Differences; Crime; Physical Health; Death; Interviews; Rape; Altruism; Prosocial Behavior; Correctional Institutions; Regression (Statistics); Models; Anxiety; Alabama Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene; Rassenunterschied; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Älterer Erwachsener; Demografie; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Gesundheitszustand; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Sexueller Missbrauch; Sexuelle Gewalt; Vergewaltigung; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Jugendstrafvollzug; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Analogiemodell; Angst |
Abstract | Purpose: With the rapid growth in the older inmate population, emerging issues regarding physical and mental health require greater research and clinical attention. We examined the relation of religiousness/spirituality; demographic characteristics such as age, race, and type of crime; and physical and mental health among 73 older male inmates in the state of Alabama. Design and Methods: Inmates older than age 50 who passed a cognitive screening completed face-to-face interviews lasting between 30 and 60 min. Due to the low literacy rates of the participants, we administered all measures orally with response cards to facilitate understanding. Results: Nearly 70% of the inmates were incarcerated for murder or sexual crimes. There were no racial/ethnic differences in reported religiousness/spirituality, demographic characteristics, or mental health. We found an association between self-reported years of incarceration and experienced forgiveness. Three regression models examined whether inmates' self-reported religiousness/spirituality influenced anxiety, depression, and desire for hastened death. We found that having a greater number of daily spiritual experiences and not feeling abandoned by God were associated with better emotional health. Implications: Future studies, perhaps using longitudinal or case-control methodology, should examine whether increased daily spiritual experiences and decreased feelings of abandonment by God foster better mental health among older inmates. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |