RT Article
T1 Self-Efficacy, Goal Orientation, and Relationship Ideologies Among Incarcerated Men and Their Romantic Partners
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 71
IS 5
SP 1514
OP 1534
A1 Tadros, Eman
A1 Fahmy, Chantal
A1 Jordan, Sara S.
A1 Guajardo, Antonia
A2 Fahmy, Chantal
A2 Jordan, Sara S.
A2 Guajardo, Antonia
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1923710362
AB Previous research has found that self-efficacy may be higher during incarceration, which may be a time when individuals reflect, leading incarcerated individuals to create lasting behavioral changes. Self-efficacy may be used to prepare for upcoming community reentry and improve other life outcomes while managing stress during and after incarceration. Utilizing a solution-focused brief therapy conceptualization and data from the Multi-Site Family Study of Incarceration, Parenting, and Partnering, we assess the relationship between self-efficacy, goal orientation, and romantic relationship ideologies with incarcerated men and their non-incarcerated partners. The results indicate that self-efficacy and goal orientation skills cultivated while incarcerated are strongly associated with overall relationship ideologies between the incarcerated male partner and his non-incarcerated partner. While these results substantiate the importance of romantic relationship building during time in prison, they speak to greater capabilities of incarcerated men to form other, non-romantic relationships with their children and family members upon release. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.
K1 solution-focused brief therapy
K1 relationship ideologies
K1 Goal Orientation
K1 Self-efficacy
K1 Incarceration
DO 10.1177/00111287231194716