Bullying in prisons in Argentina: a study of personality, mental health and attitudes

Resett, Santiago; Caino, Pablo González; Ireland, Jane L.

doi:10.1080/14789949.2022.2085149

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“…El MMBSS hace hincapié en cómo los factores individuales (actitudes, creencias, aspectos de la personalidad, experiencia con la vida en prisión, entre otros) interactúan con los aspectos físicos de las unidades (hacinamiento, supervisión limitada) y los aspectos sociales (jerarquías de dominación, cultura carcelaria, reputación, entre otros) para promover el bullying. La utilidad de este modelo se examinó en internos de unidades penitenciarias de varones y mujeres adultos argentinos (Resett et al, 2021). No obstante, dicho modelo se ha limitado a examinar el rol de las variables demográficas y la experiencia en prisión en la mayoría de los estudios internacionales.…”

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Propiedades Psicométricas del Dirty Dozen en Adultos Masculinos Recluidos en Establecimientos Penitenciarios

Resett¹,

Caino²,

Zapata³

2022

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La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo evaluar las propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario Dirty Dozen de Jonason y Webster de personalidad oscura en una muestra de adultos varones argentinos recluidos en penitenciarias. Se constituyó una muestra de 693 adultos masculinos que se encontraban cumpliendo condenas en tres unidades penitenciarias de la Argentina. El mejor ajuste del cuestionario es el derivado de un Modelo Exploratorio de Ecuaciones Estructurales: CFI=.991, TLI=.984, RMSEA=.043 y SRMR=.021. También se observa invarianza de este modelo según la edad. La consistencia interna medida a partir del alfa de Cronbach es satisfactoria, con .84 para maquiavelismo, .68 para psicopatía y .82 para narcisismo. Se halla validez concurrente y de criterio de los puntajes del cuestionario con la edad, el tiempo de reclusión, haber estado antes condenado, el tipo de delito y la perpetración del bullying.

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Propiedades Psicométricas del Dirty Dozen en Adultos Masculinos Recluidos en Establecimientos Penitenciarios

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Caino²,

Zapata³

2022

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“…Though some null effects have been found for age (Gakhal & Oddie, 2014;Ireland, 2001;Palmer & Thakordas, 2005;Viljoen et al, 2005), others have found that those who bully while incarcerated are more likely to be younger (Connell & Farrington, 1996;Resett et al, 2022;South & Wood, 2006). Though most samples include only men, Ireland (2001) and Viljoen et al (2005) both found males bullied more than females in their correctional samples.…”

Section: Biopsychosocial Factorsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…For instance, the DIPC-Scaled (Ireland, 2005a) was designed for use in correctional settings, which measures the extent and frequency of the behaviours on the checklist and then uses median split analysis to designate groups (i.e., those scoring above the median on perpetration items are classified as 'above median bullies'). However, despite introducing this version of the tool, which would help resolve some of the limitations, its use has been limited, and has been only applied in corrections research (e.g., Allison & Ireland, 2010;Resett et al, 2022;Turner & Ireland, 2010).…”

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“…Though most samples include only men, Ireland (2001) and Viljoen et al (2005) both found males bullied more than females in their correctional samples. Those who bully while incarcerated have also been found to have bullied others while in the community (Connell et al, 2016;Viljoen et al, 2005), to have a substance use history (Connell et al, 2016;, a history of more violent offences such as homicide and robbery (Resett et al, 2022), and have spent more time incarcerated in their life (Connell et al, 2016;Ireland, 2002a;Power et al, 1997;South & Wood, 2006;Turner & Ireland, 2010). They have been found to be both more likely (Connell et al, 2016) and less likely (Viljoen et al, 2005) to have a criminal peer group outside of the institution.…”

Section: Biopsychosocial Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, when empirically examining serious mental illness and behaviour, it is more effective to examine active symptoms of these disorders rather than the diagnosis, as effective treatment may eliminate all or most of the symptoms, which is what is expected to impact the behaviour (Daquin & Daigle, 2018). Surprisingly, none of the forensic psychiatric bullying studies have considered mental disorders or symptoms in their attempt to understand bullying, while only a few correctional studies have included it in their investigation (e.g., Connell et al, 2016;Resett et al, 2022). For instance, Connell et al (2016) found that incarcerated individuals victimized by bullying (38%) were found to be significantly more likely to have a history of psychiatric hospital admissions compared to non-victimized individuals (12%).…”

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Coercive bullying is a type of aggression where an individual puts pressure onto a peer to engage in (or not retaliate to) a specific behaviour that they do not want to do.Though a previous study found 36% of forensic inpatients were victimized by coercive bullying in the previous month (Cooper et al., 2011), there has been little done in the literature beyond establishing prevalence. The purpose of the current line of research was to: 1) develop an expert-derived list of coercive bullying behaviours, 2) establish the prevalence and nature of coercive bullying, 3) develop a preliminary understanding of the individual and environmental factors associated with perpetration and victimization, and 4) understand the motivations for engaging in coercive bullying in a forensic inpatient setting. This was achieved through two complementary studies: Study 1 was a qualitative investigation with 12 frontline forensic inpatient staff and Study 2 was a mixed-methods study with 94 forensic inpatients living across four secure hospitals in Ontario, Canada.Study 1 resulted in an 18-item coercive bullying behavioural checklist for use with the subsequent patient sample. The staff sample were very homogenous with their perceptions about the individual and environmental factors associated with perpetration and victimization. In Study 2, 73.4% and 37.2% disclosed coercive bullying victimization and perpetration in the previous three months, respectively. The most common types of behaviours reported were related to the acquisition of resources (e.g., a peer pressuring another peer for money, cigarettes, food). Relationships between the individual and coercive bullying perpetration (e.g., traits of psychopathy) and victimization (e.g., mental illness symptoms) were established, with effects ranging from small to large. There was less support for measured environmental antecedents, but qualitative results highlighted 'Abnormal Psychology' class, and I turned to my friend and said "I want to be like him someday". Unbeknownst to me, I ended up applying for a research assistant job at the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group's Brockville campus nearly two years later, where that very psychologist was Forensic Research Director. I had only intended to stay for the summer then pursue a graduate degree in Public Health. Here I am, nine years later, still at the Royal under Michael's supervision, and I have never looked back. Michael, I knew nothing about this field when we first met, but you still took a chance on me. Your guidance, encouragement, support, and impeccable advice has shaped me into the researcher and person I am today. Thank you, genuinely, for being the most incredible mentor. Because of everything you have done for me, I can finally say I am "like you" now. Adelle, you selflessly welcomed me into your lab in the first month of my Masters, despite not being my supervisor at the time. You have no idea how much this simple, kind act transformed the trajectory of my graduate studies, including my friendships, research interests, and a...

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Personalidad psicopática en adultos varones recluidos en penitenciarias: Relación con bullying y personalidad oscura

Resett,

Gonzalez Caino

2023

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La psicopatía es un importante constructo psicosocial, pero escasamente estudiado en población penitenciaria, principalmente en los países de la América Latina. Objetivos: examinar si los rasgos de la personalidad psicopática a partir del modelo multidimensional de Boduzeck et al. eran un predictor del bullying en adultos varones recluidos en penitenciarias, controlando la personalidad oscura. Una muestra de 272 internos masculinos de penitenciarias de la Argentina (edad media = 34,44) contestaron el Psychopathic Personality Traits Scale de Boduzeck et al., el Dirty Dozen de Jonason y Webster y la Escala de Bullying de Ireland. Los internos condenados por delitos violentos puntuaban más altos en los cuatros rasgos de la psicopatía. No se hallaban asociaciones con haber estado antes recluido o no, ni con el tiempo de reclusión. Los puntajes de los rasgos psicopáticos predecían las formas de bullying con R2 = 17%, 19%, 13% y 21%, para bullying físico, verbal, a la propiedad e indirecto, respectivamente, controlando la tríada oscura de la personalidad. El modelo de Boduzeck et al. sería un modelo predictor de la perpetración del bullying y útil para ser usado en penitenciarias. En la discusión se analizan las implicancias de este trabajo y se brindan sugerencias para futuros estudios.

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Bullying in prisons in Argentina: a study of personality, mental health and attitudes

Cited by 3 publications

References 20 publications

Propiedades Psicométricas del Dirty Dozen en Adultos Masculinos Recluidos en Establecimientos Penitenciarios

Propiedades Psicométricas del Dirty Dozen en Adultos Masculinos Recluidos en Establecimientos Penitenciarios

Coercive bullying among forensic inpatients: How do individual and environmental factors contribute?

Personalidad psicopática en adultos varones recluidos en penitenciarias: Relación con bullying y personalidad oscura

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