Citation

García-Vita MM, Añaños-Bedriñana FT, Fernández-Sánchez MP. Rev. Esp. Sanid. Penit. 2017; 19(3): 79-86.

Affiliation

Teacher in the Department of Quantitative Methods for Economy and Business. University of Granada, Spain. PhD in Economics.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Sociedad Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria, Publisher Cometa)

DOI

10.4321/S1575-06202017000300003

PMID

29364333

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To know more about the emotional well-being of women held in prisons in Spain by analyzing the state of mental health they present and investigating the factors that affect them. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A sample of 434 inmates in Spanish penitentiary centers was studied. An ad hoc designed questionnaire was used and a logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the variables and to what extent they influence emotional well-being.

RESULTS: The existence of a statistically significant relationship between the well-being stages and the origin variables (region of origin of the women) and the history of substance addiction were confirmed. No significant relationship has been found for well-being levels from other variables (maternity, social or family support, gender violence or having or not having a partner).

CONCLUSIONS: Having a problematic history of drug use negatively affects the levels of emotional well-being of women detained in prisons. The low levels of substance use in women of Latin American origin is related to their more positive levels of emotional well-being.

Language: en