Auty Katherine M, Cope Aiden, Liebling Alison
1 University of Cambridge, UK.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2017 May;61(6):689-710. doi: 10.1177/0306624X15602514. Epub 2015 Aug 28.
This article presents results from a systematic review and two meta-analyses that examine whether prison yoga and meditation programs are significantly related to increased psychological well-being and improvements in the behavioural functioning of prisoners. Comprehensive searches of the empirical literature were conducted up to December 2014. Participants who completed yoga or meditation program in prison experienced a small increase in their psychological well-being (Cohen's d = 0.46, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.39, 0.54]) and a small improvement in their behavioural functioning (Cohen's d = 0.30, 95% CI = [0.20, 0.40]). Moderator analyses suggested that there was a significant difference in effect sizes for programs of longer duration and less intensity, compared with those that were shorter and more intensive, for psychological well-being. Programs of longer duration had a slightly larger positive effect on behavioural functioning ( d = 0.424), compared with more intensive programs ( d = 0.418). Overall, the evidence suggests that yoga and meditation have favourable effects on prisoners.
本文展示了一项系统综述和两项荟萃分析的结果，这些研究探讨了监狱瑜伽和冥想项目是否与囚犯心理健康状况的显著改善以及行为功能的提升存在显著关联。截至2014年12月，对实证文献进行了全面检索。在监狱中完成瑜伽或冥想项目的参与者，其心理健康状况有小幅改善（科恩d值 = 0.46，95%置信区间[CI] = [0.39, 0.54]），行为功能也有小幅提升（科恩d值 = 0.30，95%置信区间 = [0.20, 0.40]）。调节分析表明，就心理健康而言，与时长较短且强度较大的项目相比，时长较长且强度较小的项目在效应量上存在显著差异。与强度较大的项目（d = 0.418）相比，时长较长的项目对行为功能的积极影响略大（d = 0.424）。总体而言，证据表明瑜伽和冥想对囚犯有积极影响。
