Correlates of Treatment Readiness Among Formerly Incarcerated Homeless Women

Treatment readiness is a key predictor of drug treatment completion, rearrest, and recidivism during community reentry; however, limited data exist among homeless female offenders (HFOs). The purpose of this study was to present baseline data from a randomized controlled trial of 130 HFOs who had be...

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Main Author: Nyamathi, Adeline M. (Author)
Contributors: Le, Yen ; Oleskowicz, Tanya ; Salem, Benissa E. ; Shin, Sanghyuk S. ; Yadav, Kartik
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2018]
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2018, Volume: 45, Issue: 7, Pages: 969-983
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Treatment readiness
Homeless
Women
Substance use
Incarceration
Reentry
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Summary:Treatment readiness is a key predictor of drug treatment completion, rearrest, and recidivism during community reentry; however, limited data exist among homeless female offenders (HFOs). The purpose of this study was to present baseline data from a randomized controlled trial of 130 HFOs who had been released from jail or prison. Over half (60.8%) of HFOs had a treatment readiness score of ≥40 (n = 79, mean [μ] = 40.2, SD = 8.72). Bivariate analyses revealed that methamphetamine use, psychological well-being, and high emotional support were positively associated with treatment readiness. On the contrary, depressive symptomatology and depression/anxiety scores were negatively associated with the treatment readiness score. Multiple linear regression revealed that depressive symptomatology was negatively associated with treatment readiness (β = −0.377, p = .001). Further analyses revealed that the effect of emotional support on treatment readiness was mediated by depressive symptomatology.
ISSN:1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/0093854818771111