RT Article
T1 Coping, aggression, perceived social support and demographic variables as predictors of prison adjustment among male incarcerated offenders
JF Criminology & criminal justice
VO 24
IS 2
SP 339
OP 361
A1 Rogers, Codi
A2 Jordaan, Jacques
A2 Esterhuyse, Karel
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885427697
AB The unique contextual attributes of the correctional environment and the frustrations, deprivations and challenges associated with it impact adjustment to incarceration. Offenders who cannot adjust to the correctional environment may experience behavioural and psychological challenges, including institutional misconduct, violence, aggression, withdrawal, anger, hostility, anxiety and depression. It is imperative to identify which variables are possible predictors of correctional adjustment among male incarcerated offenders in a private, maximum-security correctional centre in South Africa. In this quantitative study, 418 male maximum-security offenders were sampled. Questionnaire data were collected, and the results indicated that the combination of some variables (Friends, Avoidance and Problem-solving) predicted Internal Adjustment and (Anger, Friends and Verbal Aggression) predicted External Adjustment of the offenders. The results from this study could aid in the development of future programmes that assist offenders with adjusting to the correctional environment.
K1 South Africa
K1 Sentence Length
K1 private maximum-security correctional centre
K1 predictor variables
K1 perceived social support
K1 offender type classification
K1 male offenders
K1 Coping
K1 Aggression
K1 Age
K1 Adjustment
DO 10.1177/17488958221106610