The Importance of Family Support in the Process of the Adjustment of Current and Former Prisoners

The research presented in this paper seeks answers to two questions: What is the impact of perceived support from different actors (including family members) in a situation where problems are encountered in readapting those who have been punished by incar...

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Main Authors: Iwona Niewiadomska, Stanisław Fel
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Published: The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow Press 2015-09-01
Series:The Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II
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Online Access:http://czasopisma.upjp2.edu.pl/thepersonandthechallenges/article/view/1529/1429
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description The research presented in this paper seeks answers to two questions: What is the impact of perceived support from different actors (including family members) in a situation where problems are encountered in readapting those who have been punished by incarceration? What is the impact of perceived support from different actors (including family members) in achieving the objectives in readapting those who have been punished by incarceration? The answers to these questions are given on the basis of the results obtained by examining 296 men punished by incarceration, who on account of two criteria (location and level of adaptation), were divided into 4 groups: former prisoners with high levels of adaptation, current prisoners with high levels of adaptation, current prisoners with low levels of adaptation and former prisoners with low levels of adaptation. In the determination of the level of adaptation, in the overall result, the RISB Sentence Completion Test by J. Rotter was used, while the sources of support were studied, using the Social Support Rating Questionnaire by I. Niewiadomska. Based on these results, it may be concluded that perceived family support in overcoming problems and achieving goals – i.e. from the mother, father, siblings, fiancée/wife, relatives – does not contribute to a high level of adaptation, for those who been punished by incarceration, in both current and former prisoners. It is only low-intensely perceived help from one’s siblings and fiancée/wife’s life, which leads to a reduction of the capabilities for adaptation in people who are currently imprisoned.
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spelling doaj-art-d087893f206e49c8a6b53ad3ad4edcb82025-08-20T02:55:03ZdeuThe Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow PressThe Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II2083-80182391-65592015-09-015216517910.15633/pch.1529The Importance of Family Support in the Process of the Adjustment of Current and Former PrisonersIwona Niewiadomska0Stanisław Fel1John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, PolandJohn Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, PolandThe research presented in this paper seeks answers to two questions: What is the impact of perceived support from different actors (including family members) in a situation where problems are encountered in readapting those who have been punished by incarceration? What is the impact of perceived support from different actors (including family members) in achieving the objectives in readapting those who have been punished by incarceration? The answers to these questions are given on the basis of the results obtained by examining 296 men punished by incarceration, who on account of two criteria (location and level of adaptation), were divided into 4 groups: former prisoners with high levels of adaptation, current prisoners with high levels of adaptation, current prisoners with low levels of adaptation and former prisoners with low levels of adaptation. In the determination of the level of adaptation, in the overall result, the RISB Sentence Completion Test by J. Rotter was used, while the sources of support were studied, using the Social Support Rating Questionnaire by I. Niewiadomska. Based on these results, it may be concluded that perceived family support in overcoming problems and achieving goals – i.e. from the mother, father, siblings, fiancée/wife, relatives – does not contribute to a high level of adaptation, for those who been punished by incarceration, in both current and former prisoners. It is only low-intensely perceived help from one’s siblings and fiancée/wife’s life, which leads to a reduction of the capabilities for adaptation in people who are currently imprisoned.http://czasopisma.upjp2.edu.pl/thepersonandthechallenges/article/view/1529/1429Families of prisonersfamily supportsupport for prisonerssupport for former prisonersthe adaptation of prisoners
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The Importance of Family Support in the Process of the Adjustment of Current and Former Prisoners
The Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II
Families of prisoners
family support
support for prisoners
support for former prisoners
the adaptation of prisoners
title The Importance of Family Support in the Process of the Adjustment of Current and Former Prisoners
title_full The Importance of Family Support in the Process of the Adjustment of Current and Former Prisoners
title_fullStr The Importance of Family Support in the Process of the Adjustment of Current and Former Prisoners
title_full_unstemmed The Importance of Family Support in the Process of the Adjustment of Current and Former Prisoners
title_short The Importance of Family Support in the Process of the Adjustment of Current and Former Prisoners
title_sort importance of family support in the process of the adjustment of current and former prisoners
topic Families of prisoners
family support
support for prisoners
support for former prisoners
the adaptation of prisoners
url http://czasopisma.upjp2.edu.pl/thepersonandthechallenges/article/view/1529/1429
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