RT Article
T1 Decision-making, aggression, age, and type of crime as predictors of coping among young adult male maximum-security incarcerated offenders
JF Criminology & criminal justice
VO 24
IS 1
SP 121
OP 143
A1 Pretorius, Sheree Elizabeth
A1 Jordaan, Jacques
A1 Esterhuyse, Karel
A2 Jordaan, Jacques
A2 Esterhuyse, Karel
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1878566377
AB Correctional environments are regarded as degrading, dangerous, difficult, stigmatizing, stressful, unsafe, and violent. Young adult male incarcerated offenders need to acquire the necessary coping skills to survive in the correctional environment. This research study aimed to determine which variable(s) or set of variables explain a significant percentage of the variance in coping among young adult male incarcerated offenders in a South African private maximum-security correctional center. The research approach in this study was quantitative, and the nature of the research was nonexperimental. A correlational research design was used. The sample consisted of 187 young adult male incarcerated offenders. The hierarchical regression analysis results indicated that vigilance was the only predictor variable that statistically and practically significantly predicted seeking social support and problem-solving. This finding implies that young adult offenders who are more vigilant regarding decision-making are more inclined to solve problems better and use social support to cope better.
K1 young adult male offenders
K1 private maximum-security correctional center
K1 predictor variables
K1 Decision-making
K1 Coping
K1 Aggression
DO 10.1177/17488958211067916