Spirituality and religion among french prisoners: An effective coping resource?

Olfa Mandhouj; Henri Jean Aubin; Ammar Amirouche; Nader Ali Perroud; Philippe Huguelet

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Spirituality and religion among french prisoners: An effective coping resource?

Olfa Mandhouj, Henri Jean Aubin, Ammar Amirouche, Nader Ali Perroud, Philippe Huguelet

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The aim of this study was to describe the role of spirituality and religiousness (SR) among detainees. Thirty detainees from a French short-stay prison were assessed with the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Spirituality Religion and Personal Beliefs questionnaire (WHOQOL-SRPB) and with open questions about SR. Forty percent of detainees described SR as an important way of coping with incarceration and stressful events, as a means of finding inner peace, showing altruism, and gaining the respect of others. SR involvement was associated with reports of decreased suicide risk and of the prevention of future offences. SR appears to be an important coping mechanism and may help the transition to the community following incarceration. This study endorses the view that SR should be considered when treating this population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	821-834
Number of pages	14
Journal	International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Volume	58
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X13491715
Publication status	Published - Jul 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Applied Psychology

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