A Longitudinal Model of Internalized Stigma, Coping, and Post-release Adjustment in Criminal Offenders

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dc.contributor.advisorTangney, June P.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Kelly Elizabeth
dc.creatorMoore, Kelly Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-14T14:18:19Z
dc.date.available2015-09-14T14:18:19Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractUpon conviction and incarceration, individuals receive the stigmatizing label “criminal offender.” Criminal offenders are exposed to stigma after being released from jail or prison, with laws that marginalize them from community participation (Pogorzelski et al., 2005) as well as stereotypes/discrimination from community members (Hirschfield & Piquero, 2010). One consequence of this experience is that stereotypes about criminal offenders may be internalized and integrated into the self-concept, a phenomenon known as self- or internalized stigma. In various stigmatized groups, internalized stigma predicts more mental health problems (Livingston & Boyd, 2010), longer duration of alcohol dependence (Schomerus et al., 2011), and poor occupational functioning (Yanos, Lysaker, & Roe, 2010). It is likely that internalized stigma occurs in criminal offenders and impacts their functioning, but this has yet to be examined. Drawing upon a sample of 111 jail inmates, two studies were conducted to examine a comprehensive model of internalized stigma and its relation to subsequent behavioral problems in the understudied population of criminal offenders.
dc.format.extent143 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/9836
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2016 Kelly Elizabeth Moore
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectCommunity adjustment
dc.subjectCriminal offenders
dc.subjectInternalized stigma
dc.subjectLongitudinal
dc.subjectSocial withdrawal
dc.titleA Longitudinal Model of Internalized Stigma, Coping, and Post-release Adjustment in Criminal Offenders
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology, Clinical Psychology Concentration
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral

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