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The Relationship Between Female Inmates' Coping and Adjustment in a Minimum-Security Prison

CHARLES NEGY

University of Texas-Pan American

DONALD J. WOODS

Texas A&M University

RALPH CARLSON

University of Texas-Pan American

The purpose of this study was to identify specific coping strategies associated with psychosocial adjustment in a minimum-security prison camp for women. A sample of 153 female inmates completed a demographic questionnaire, the COPE inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Of 13 theoretically distinct coping strategies, 6 were significantly positively associated with adjustment (higher self-esteem, less depression, and less state anxiety) and 2 were significantly negatively associated with adjustment. Also, larger coping repertoires were associated with higher adjustment scores. Implications of the findings are noted for future research on teaching inmates coping techniques.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 24, No. 2, 224-233 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854897024002005
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