Hemming Laura, Bhatti Peer, Haddock Gillian, Shaw Jennifer, Pratt Daniel
Division of Psychology and Mental Health, School of Health Sciences, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK.
J Forens Psychiatry Psychol. 2023 Apr 28;34(2):193-215. doi: 10.1080/14789949.2023.2199717. eCollection 2023.
Rates of suicide and violence are higher amongst male prisoners than the general population. This study aimed to explore the emotional experiences of male prisoners in the distal and immediate lead-up to acts of suicide and violence. Nine male prisoners created drawings of their emotions in the lead-up to an act of suicide and/or violence. Accompanying verbal interview data was collected to explore the narrative of these drawings. Polytextual thematic analysis was conducted on both the visual and audio data. Three themes were found. 'The outside picture' depicted the emotions that male prisoners exhibited externally. 'The inside picture' illustrated the internal emotions felt by male prisoners which were often complex and abstract. 'The complexity of the picture' denotes the complicated relationship between emotions and suicide/violence. Male prisoners experience a range of emotions in the lead up to acts of suicide and violence, with a similar set of emotions being experienced immediately prior to both suicide and violence. This study has illustrated the benefits of using a novel and creative methodology, and has demonstrated that future research with male prisoners could benefit from adopting a participatory visual methodology.
男性囚犯的自杀率和暴力犯罪率高于普通人群。本研究旨在探讨男性囚犯在自杀和暴力行为发生前的远期及近期的情绪体验。九名男性囚犯绘制了他们在自杀和/或暴力行为发生前的情绪图。同时收集了伴随的口头访谈数据，以探究这些图画背后的故事。对视觉和音频数据进行了多文本主题分析。发现了三个主题。“外部画面”描绘了男性囚犯外在表现出的情绪。“内部画面”展示了男性囚犯内心感受到的情绪，这些情绪往往复杂且抽象。“画面的复杂性”表示情绪与自杀/暴力之间的复杂关系。男性囚犯在自杀和暴力行为发生前会经历一系列情绪，在自杀和暴力行为即将发生之前会经历一组相似的情绪。本研究展示了使用新颖且有创意的方法的益处，并表明未来对男性囚犯的研究可能会受益于采用参与式视觉方法。
