Perceived Stress and Emotional Exhaustion among Undergraduate Medical Students of Gujranwala Medical College, Pakistan

Khan, Kauser Aftab; Arif, Hareem; Azeem, Huma; nadeem, Umama; Cheema, Ahmmad Mustafa; khan, Slah ud din

doi:10.36552/pjns.v26i1.632

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“…impulsivity) are common among violent offenders (Shafqat et al , 2019). Khan et al (2022) report restlessness, feeling irritated by their surrounding environment, low frustration tolerance and emotional exhaustion. A study conducted on the impact of movies on juvenile delinquents showed that they tend to watch sexual content in the movies, and their friends accompany them in watching movies and drug usage, showing their inclination toward immediate gratification (Sajid et al , 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

Measuring criminal thinking among convicts imprisoned in Punjab prisons of Pakistan

Ishfaq,

Kamal

2023

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Purpose This study aims to differentiate crime-related characteristics (such as the number of cases filed against current convictions and criminal history) based on the criminal thinking prevailing among convicts. However, because of the low reliability of subscales and poor structural validity of indigenous and translated versions of international instruments, a new instrument criminal attitude measure (CAM) was extracted to measure criminal thinking patterns among convicts incarcerated in central prisons of Punjab. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional research design was used. Data was collected from 1,949 male convicts (extracting mutually exclusive data from 649 respondents for EFA and 1,300 respondents for confirmatory factor analysis [CFA]). Both data samples were collected from convicts incarcerated in the nine (all) central jails of Punjab, Pakistan. Findings The results of this study showed poor model fit for both the indigenous criminal thinking scale and the translated version of criminogenic cognition scale. CAM was extracted through principal component analysis and proposed as a 15-item questionnaire with five factors extracted through varimax rotation. Those five factors are power orientation, mollification, entitlement, mistrust toward authorities and short-term orientation. The results of CFA for CAM confirmed the proposed five-factor structure for the construct. Findings based on MANOVA further found that CAM differentiates between the thinking patterns of recidivists, convicts with multiple charges filed against them in current convictions and convicts with a familial criminal record. The findings of this study showed that CAM is a practical, valid and reliable instrument for measuring criminal thinking among convicts. Research limitations/implications In this study, using the survey method was inevitable because of the restrictions imposed by the granted permission. However, this time duration was extended because of the courtesy of the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent of each jail. This study is focused on a male sample only, and the findings cannot be generalized to females. The phenomena proposed (based on large data sets) in this study can further be elaborated using qualitative research designs and methods (using a small sample with an in-depth study). So, it is also suggested to test this new instrument on a comparative study between prisoners and non-prisoners to explore whether scale can differentiate between these two groups. Practical implications A short-scale and easy-to-administer instrument was developed for assessing major criminogenic needs among convicts for prison management, i.e. assigning barracks, allocating treatment and also detecting changes in attitude after imprisonment. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first study to explore and validate the construct of criminal attitudes among convicts using both the EFA and CFA. A small and valid instrument facilitates the measurement of criminogenic needs among prisoners. Data was collected from all central jails in Punjab. This study explored comparatively less researched crime characteristics in a relatively large sample.

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Section: Crime-related Factors (Utility Of Criminal Attitude Measure)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring criminal thinking among convicts imprisoned in Punjab prisons of Pakistan

Ishfaq,

Kamal

2023

JCP

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Perceived Stress and Emotional Exhaustion among Undergraduate Medical Students of Gujranwala Medical College, Pakistan

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Measuring criminal thinking among convicts imprisoned in Punjab prisons of Pakistan

Measuring criminal thinking among convicts imprisoned in Punjab prisons of Pakistan

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