Évaluation des dimensions psychopathiques sur le mode d’adaptation carcérale

Conclusions La présence ou non de certains traits de personnalité qui caractérisent la psychopathie, pourrait permettre de déterminer la façon dont un détenu s’adapterait au milieu carcéral. Introduction The disorders associated with the coping styles of detainees in prisons, including the interaction between individual and the environment, can be approached in two ways. Either as the result of a normal reaction of prisoners with regard to specific components in a pathogenic environment, or resulting from psychopathological determinants inherent to inmates prior to incarceration. Objectives This study aims to measure the impact of components related to personality traits deemed stable and observed among inmates in regards to their modes of adaptations to the prison environment. More specifically, observing the types of adaptation of prisoners, according to their scores on the Hare psychopathy checklist (PCL-R). Methods The study is based on a series of interviews conducted on a sample of 26 inmates in three different detention centers located in France. Results The results show a strong relationship between some psychopathic dimensions and characteristics of conduct disorder or disciplinary offenses in prison. High scores in both factor 1 (interpersonal and emotional relationship) and factor 2 (social deviance) strongly correlates with disciplinary problems such as heteroaggressive violence towards staff or other inmates. While a high score of factor 2 o...
Source: European Review of Applied Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research