Τίτλος:
Self-esteem and aggression in women: differences between female prisoners and women without criminal records
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Contradictory findings have been reported regarding the association between self-esteem and aggression. Most studies have dealt with non-criminal populations. This study aimed to explore the relationship between self-esteem and aggression and investigate possible differences in self-esteem and aggression between female inmates and women without criminal records (non-criminals) in the prefecture of Attica, Greece. One hundred fifty-seven female inmates in the Attica’s Korydallos Female Prison and 150 non-criminals from Attica’s general population completed the Buss & Perry Aggression Questionnaire and Rosenberg’s Self-esteem Scale between February 2012 and April 2014. Lower self-esteem was associated with higher aggression among women independent of criminality. Self-esteem was lower in inmates (Mean = 18.06, SD = 6.19) than in non-criminals (Mean = 21.65, SD = 4.90, p < .001). Female prisoners presented higher aggression than non-criminals (unadjusted Mean = 78.40, SD = 23.60 versus Mean = 68.82, SD = 14.95, p < .001). However, after adjusting for age, education and self-esteem, this difference was no longer statistically significant (p = .127). Further studies, especially in female offenders, should be conducted to broaden our understanding of female aggression with a view to developing and promoting focused therapeutic procedures. © 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Συγγραφείς:
Kalemi, G.
Michopoulos, I.
Efstathiou, V.
Tzeferakos, G.
Gkioka, S.
Gournellis, R.
Douzenis, A.
Περιοδικό:
African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
adult; aggression; article; controlled study; criminal behavior; education; female; Greece; human; prison; prisoner; questionnaire; self esteem; aggression; comparative study; cross-sectional study; emotion; offender; personality test; physiology; prisoner; psychology; self concept, Adult; Aggression; Criminals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Emotions; Female; Greece; Humans; Personality Inventory; Prisoners; Prisons; Self Concept; Surveys and Questionnaires
DOI:
10.1080/03630242.2019.1593284
