Associations Among Psychological Distress, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Social Support, and Resilience in Incarcerate Men

Wolff, Nancy; Sánchez, Francisco Caravaca

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“…Accordingly, the prevalence of ACEs has been shown to be substantially higher in justice-involved populations than general populations (Skarupski et al 2016) and poorer mental health and greater suicidality (Godet-Mardirossian et al 2011) has been found among prisoners with ACEs. For example, studies with incarcerated males have found increased levels of depression, psychological distress, and personality disorders among those with specific ACE types, such as childhood physical and sexual abuse (Roberts et al 2008;Sergentanis et al 2014;Skarupski et al 2016;Wolff and Caravaca Sánchez 2019;Wolff and Shi 2012;Zhang and Zheng 2018). However, to our knowledge no previous studies have explored associations between exposure to cumulative ACEs and prisoner MWB, while most studies exploring relationships between cumulative ACEs and prisoner mental illness have focused on women.…”

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Adverse childhood experiences: a retrospective study to understand their associations with lifetime mental health diagnosis, self-harm or suicide attempt, and current low mental wellbeing in a male Welsh prison population

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Background: Prisoners are at increased risk of poor mental health and self-harming behaviours, with suicide being the leading cause of death in custody. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) such as child maltreatment are strong predictors of poor mental health and wellbeing yet despite high levels of ACEs in offender populations, relatively few studies have explored the relationships between ACEs and prisoners' mental health and wellbeing. We conducted an ACE survey with 468 male adult prisoners in a Welsh prison who were not currently considered to be at risk of self-harm and suicide and explored relationships between ACEs, lifetime mental illness diagnosis, self-harm (lifetime and lifetime in prison) or suicide attempt (lifetime and lifetime in prison), and current low mental wellbeing. Results: Most participants (84.2%) had suffered at least one ACE and 45.5% had suffered ≥4 ACEs. Prevalence of lifetime mental illness diagnosis, self-harm (lifetime and lifetime in prison) or suicide attempt (lifetime and lifetime in prison), and current low mental wellbeing increased with exposure to ACEs. For example, 2.7% of those with no ACEs reported lifetime self-harm or suicide attempt in prison compared with 31.0% (self-harm in prison) and 18.3% (suicide attempt in prison) of those with ≥4 ACEs. Compared with participants with no ACEs, those with ≥4 ACEs were four times more likely to report lifetime mental illness diagnosis and suicide attempt, and over 10 times more likely to report lifetime self-harm than those with no ACEs. Independent of lifetime mental illness diagnosis, selfharm or suicide attempt, participants with ≥4 ACEs were almost three times more likely to have current low mental wellbeing than those with no ACEs.

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Adverse childhood experiences: a retrospective study to understand their associations with lifetime mental health diagnosis, self-harm or suicide attempt, and current low mental wellbeing in a male Welsh prison population

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“…Researchers have suggested that some adverse childhood experiences may have a stronger impact on psychological distress and mental health than others, particularly abuse and neglect as compared to household dysfunction (Petruccelli et al, 2019;Wolff & Caravaca Sánchez, 2019). The ACE score includes five items that assess abuse or neglect (physical, sexual, and emotional), and five items that measure household dysfunction (Kessler et al, 2002(Kessler et al, , 2003.…”

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The Persistent Impact of Childhood Trauma: Current Mental Health Challenges Faced by Women in Jail

LeBel

Rose

2020

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The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between childhood trauma and current mental health status of 110 women incarcerated in a Midwestern jail. The K6 distress scale was used to assess current mental health status. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) scale was utilized to measure traumatic events occurring in childhood. The percentage of women identified as having serious psychological distress exceeded rates found in the extant literature involving criminal justice-involved women. Women reporting more ACEs scored significantly higher on the K6. Additionally, women with higher K6 scores forecast a greater likelihood of arrest post-release, were older, had been in jail fewer times, were in jail for a longer time when interviewed, and were more likely to be mothers of minor children. These findings support the need for gender-responsive treatment and trauma-informed care to address mental health challenges among women in jail.

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“…Salah satu faktor keluarga adalah trauma masa kecil yang berhubungan signifikan dengan resiliensi WBP pria yang rendah (Roy, Carli & Sarchiapone, 2011;Walsh, 2001;Wolff & Sánchez, 2019). Trauma masa kecil merupakan faktor risiko yang berkontribusi terhadap rendahnya resiliensi WBP pria (Roy, Carli & Sarchiapone, 2011;Wolff & Sánchez, 2019 (Wolff & Sánchez, 2019). Carli et al (2010) juga menjelaskan WBP pria dengan trauma masa kecil dan memiliki sifat tertutup cenderung berasosiasi terhadap perilaku atau ide bunuh diri.…”

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Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Resiliensi Warga Binaan Pemasyarakatan Pria: Studi Literatur

Koroh

Andriany

2020

Holistic Nursing and Health Science

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Introduction: Resilience has an important role for psychological balance of male inmates as a population which is more vulnerable to a decline in mental health. This is a descriptive qualitative study with a literature review research design. Methods: This study was a literature review by examining ten literatures that had passed the screening process according to the specified inclusion criteria. Results: The results of this study found that there are two factors which affecting the resilience of male inmates, namely protective factor and risk factor. The protective factors are internal factors: social competence and good self-acceptance; and external factor named social support. The risk factors are internal factor in the form of psychological character: impulsivity and external factor from the family namely history of childhood trauma. The resilience of male inmates is affected by two factors consisting of protective factors and risk factors. The protective factors contribute to the high resilience level and the risk factors contributes to the low resilience level of male inmates).

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Associations Among Psychological Distress, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Social Support, and Resilience in Incarcerate Men

Cited by 21 publications

References 88 publications

Adverse childhood experiences: a retrospective study to understand their associations with lifetime mental health diagnosis, self-harm or suicide attempt, and current low mental wellbeing in a male Welsh prison population

Adverse childhood experiences: a retrospective study to understand their associations with lifetime mental health diagnosis, self-harm or suicide attempt, and current low mental wellbeing in a male Welsh prison population

The Persistent Impact of Childhood Trauma: Current Mental Health Challenges Faced by Women in Jail

Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Resiliensi Warga Binaan Pemasyarakatan Pria: Studi Literatur

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