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Perceived Control in Prison: Its Relation to Reported Crowding, Stress, and Symptoms 1
Author(s) -
Ruback R. Barry,
Carr Timothy S.,
Hopper Charles H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1986.tb01147.x
Subject(s) - prison , psychology , crowding , perceived control , control (management) , clinical psychology , social psychology , stress (linguistics) , criminology , linguistics , philosophy , management , economics , neuroscience
Two studies were conducted to investigate the effects of perceived control in two men's prisons, one housing 181 inmates and the other housing 623 inmates. In both prisons, inmates' perceived control over the environment was found to be significantly related to their ratings of their living accommodations, experienced stress, and physical symptoms, even when type of cell was held constant.