娱乐作为一个潜在的压力减轻机制的人被关押在监狱里的人
Katherine Mommaerts1, Carolyn Camplain2, Natalie Reznicek1
1Department of Social Work, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
概括
监狱里的休时间 (rec-time) 可能会减少人们对压力的感知. 定期参加休时间与监禁人员的压力水平降低有关,这表明潜在的健康益处.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 监禁带来了重要的压力因素,影响了长期的健康.
- 惩戒设施内的有限自主性限制了减轻压力的机会.
- 休时间 (rec-time) 是在监狱环境中减轻压力的潜在途径.
研究的目的:
- 估计休时间与感知压力水平之间的关联.
- 调查休息时间对美国西南部农村监狱的囚犯压力的影响.
主要方法:
- 2017年至2018年在科科尼诺县拘留设施进行的横截面健康研究.
- 参与者 (n=199) 完成了感知压力量表 (PSS) 并报告了娱乐时间的出席率.
- 使用日志-二项式回归来估计娱乐时间出席率和压力的流行率.
主要成果:
- 与那些总是参加活动的人相比,从未参加过娱乐时间的人报告了更高的压力水平 (PSS得分> 8).
- 在较低的娱乐时间出席率和更高的感知压力之间发现了统计学上显著的关联 (百分位数排名=2.08,95% CI:1.23,3.52).
结论:
- 定期参加休时间可能与监禁人口中压力减少有关.
- 需要进一步的研究来探索因果关系和特定类型的娱乐活动对减轻压力的影响.
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