Stress, Crowding, and Blood Pressure in Prison

Adrian M. Ostfeld, Stanislav V. Kasl, David A. D'Atri, Edward F. Fitzgerald (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

1987
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc (Verlag)
978-0-89859-574-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Employing a longitudinal method for studying 568 inmates, the authors draw on psychological, social and health sciences assessments to identify the effects of housing mode, prison employment, leisure activities, disciplinary actions, and personal and sociodemographic characteristics to identify what is particularly stressful for inmates. A parallel study of prison staff and a specific series of conclusions and recommendations concludes the book.

Inhalt

Contents: Introduction and Overview. The Study of Human Crowding. Studies of Crowding and of Health in the Prison Setting. Blood Pressure as a Measure of Psychosocial Stress. The Initial Cross-Sectional Study. Middlesex County House of Correction and Jail. The Methods of the Longitudinal Study. Correlates of Blood Pressure at the Start of Imprisonment. Changes in Housing Mode: Effects on Blood Pressure, Perceptions, Mood, and Symptoms. Correlates of Blood Pressure Throughout the Sentence. Time Trends in Inmate Activities and Perceptions. Health Status of Inmates at Billerica. Job-Related Stress Among Correctional Officers. Summary, Synthesis, and Recommendations. Appendices: Correctional Institutions Environmental Scale. Zuckerman and Lukin Adjective Check List. Symptom Scale, National Center for Health Statistics. Anger-Aggression Scale. Analytic Methods and Details of Results.

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: Environment and Health Series
• Verlagsort: Mahwah
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie
• ISBN-10: 0-89859-574-6 / 0898595746
• ISBN-13: 978-0-89859-574-1 / 9780898595741
• Zustand: Neuware