Tillson Martha, Dickson Megan F, Webster J Matthew, Staton Michele
University of Kentucky.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
Crim Justice Behav. 2022 Jun;49(6):853-871. doi: 10.1177/00938548211073603. Epub 2022 Jan 28.
Interpersonal relationships and social support are important factors in women's successful reentry from incarceration, but limited research has explored the role of women's relationships to their communities during the reentry process. In the current study, women were recruited from three rural Appalachian jails, screened for high-risk behaviors (including drug use and unprotected sex), and interviewed at 12 months postrelease ( = 339). Interviews included the Relational Health Indices-Community scale, a validated measure of women's relationships in community contexts, with subscales for empowerment/zest, engagement, and authenticity. Women who were reincarcerated during the 12-month postrelease period (43.4%) were younger, less employed, more likely to have used illicit drugs, and reported lower-quality community relationships at 12-month follow-up. Multivariate logistic regression models indicated that the effect of community relationships may be driven by the engagement and empowerment/zest constructs. Results suggest that community connectedness may relate to more successful reentry outcomes for rural women.
人际关系和社会支持是女性成功从监禁中重新融入社会的重要因素，但在重新融入过程中，探索女性与社区关系作用的研究有限。在当前研究中，从阿巴拉契亚地区的三所农村监狱招募女性，对她们进行高风险行为筛查（包括吸毒和无保护性行为），并在释放后12个月进行访谈（n = 339）。访谈包括关系健康指数-社区量表，这是一种经过验证的衡量女性在社区环境中关系的指标，具有赋权/热情、参与和真实性等子量表。在释放后12个月内再次入狱的女性（43.4%）更年轻，就业较少，更有可能使用非法药物，并且在12个月随访时报告社区关系质量较低。多变量逻辑回归模型表明，社区关系的影响可能由参与和赋权/热情结构驱动。结果表明，社区联系可能与农村女性更成功的重新融入结果相关。
