University of Almería, Spain.
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Jun;37(11-12):NP10126-NP10147. doi: 10.1177/0886260520985483. Epub 2021 Jan 12.
Incarcerated women are at high risk of exposure to traumatic events with subsequent development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present study builds on prior research by adding new findings from Spain on the association between childhood and prison victimization, and negative emotional states with PTSD symptoms during incarceration among women. The study sample ( = 174) included female prison inmates enrolled from two prisons located in Southeast Spain. Participants completed self-report questionnaires including demographic and criminal variables, childhood and prison victimization (including emotional, physical and sexual victimization), negative emotional states (including depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms) and PTSD symptoms. Logistic regression analysis revealed that women screening positive for trauma had significantly greater odds for the assortment of childhood victimization, prison victimization (specifically physical victimization) and depression, anxiety, and stress. Current findings suggest a need to include these construct assessments in the screening and identification of PTSD among incarcerated women in Spain.
被监禁的女性面临着高度暴露于创伤性事件的风险，随后可能发展为创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）。本研究在前人的研究基础上增加了新的发现，即西班牙的研究结果表明，童年期和监狱受害经历与监禁期间的负面情绪状态与 PTSD 症状之间存在关联。研究样本（n=174）包括来自西班牙东南部两所监狱的女性囚犯。参与者完成了自我报告问卷，包括人口统计学和犯罪变量、童年和监狱受害经历（包括情感、身体和性受害经历）、负面情绪状态（包括抑郁、焦虑和压力症状）和 PTSD 症状。逻辑回归分析显示，创伤筛查呈阳性的女性更有可能经历童年期受害经历、监狱受害经历（特别是身体受害经历）和抑郁、焦虑和压力。目前的研究结果表明，西班牙需要在对女性囚犯进行 PTSD 的筛查和识别中纳入这些结构评估。
