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| Prison experiences and psychological distress among older inmates | | Author(s) | Susan Baidawi, Christopher Trotter, Catherine Flynn |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 59, no 3, April 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April 2016 |
| Pages | pp 252-270 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Prisoners ; Attitude ; Prison ; Stress ; Evaluation ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The relationships between older prisoners' social experiences and their levels of distress are investigated. One hundred and seventy-three older prisoners aged 50+ from 8 Australian prisons were administered the Kessler Psychological Distress (K10) Scale, with additional information collected via individual interviews. Psychological distress scores were significantly associated with measures of self-reported safety, prison victimisation, perceived social support from staff and inmates, current employment, and level of exercise among older inmates. Findings suggest that strategies for improving sense of safety, social support and level of exercise may ameliorate distress among older prisoners. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-161125217 A |
| Classmark | TGF: DP: TWP: QNH: 4C: 7YA |
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