Psychosocial stressors perceived in the process of social reintegration and compliance time remaining in prison sentence

• Main Authors: M. García-Jarillo (Author), F. Caravaca-Sánchez (Author), C. Sánchez-Alcaraz (Author), A. Luna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedad Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1575-0620; 2013-6463
• Keywords: prisons; prisoners; stress psychological; social adjustment; quality of life; cross-sectional studies; psychology; spain; Medicine; R; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Revista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 49-95

Introduction: This study shows the results obtained from evaluating the main psychosocial stressors perceived in the process of social reintegration and their relation to a remaining sentence time in prison. Material and methods: A questionnaire based on an ad hoc design was administered, using a Likert scale, with a total of 383 inmates serving sentences in southeast Spain. Results: Findings show that inmates with a remaining sentence period of more than one year, like those who had served more than a year of their sentence, showed greater concern about possible economic difficulties. Conclusions: The psychosocial stressors studied might provide relevant information to facilitate the process of social reintegration after the completion of a prison sentence.