Social problem-solving skills and psychological distress among incarcerated young offenders: The issue of bullying and victimization

This research examines the relationships betweenmeans-end problem solving and psychological distress ina group of incarcerated Scottish young offenders who hadbeen identified within the institution as bullies, victims of bullying, or anon-bully/non-victim control group. The Means-EndProblem Solving...

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Published in:Cognitive therapy and research 1999-06, Vol.23 (3), p.307-326
Main Authors: BIGGAM, F. H, POWER, K. G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Bullying
Imprisonment
Juvenile offenders
Medical sciences
Prisoners
Prisons
Problem solving
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Skills
Social behavior disorders. Criminal behavior. Delinquency
Suicides & suicide attempts
Victimization
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Summary:This research examines the relationships betweenmeans-end problem solving and psychological distress ina group of incarcerated Scottish young offenders who hadbeen identified within the institution as bullies, victims of bullying, or anon-bully/non-victim control group. The Means-EndProblem Solving Procedure (MEPS) was used alongside theHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Profile ofMood States (POMS), and the Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS).On all of these measures, the results suggested agreater level of distress and poorer means-end thinkingin the group of victims of bullying. Although distress was also correlated to the age of therespondent and the total amount of time they had spentincarcerated, ANCOVA revealed main effects for thebullying status of the individual (i.e., bully, victim,non-bully/non-victim) with regard to distress when age and totalamount of time incarcerated were covariates. Numerousdeficits in problem-solving skills as measured by theMEPS were found to correlate with higher levels of distress.
ISSN:0147-5916
1573-2819
DOI:10.1023/A:1018795632067