Heterosexual Romantic Relationships, Interpersonal Needs, and Quality of Life in Prison

  1. Carcedo González, Rodrigo Jesús 1
  2. Perlman, Daniel 2
  3. López Sánchez, Félix 1
  4. Orgaz Baz, Begoña 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

  2. 2 University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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    University of North Carolina at Greensboro

    Greensboro, Estados Unidos

    ROR https://ror.org/04fnxsj42

Revista:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Año de publicación: 2012

Volumen: 15

Número: 1

Páginas: 187-198

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.5209/REV_SJOP.2012.V15.N1.37308 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: The Spanish Journal of Psychology

Resumen

El objetivo de estudio era investigar el efector moderador del hecho de tener una pareja heterosexual dentro de prisión vs. no tenerla sobre la relación entre las necesidades interpersonales y la calidad de vida. Se llevaron a cabo entrevistas personales con 55 presos varones y 64 mujeres del Centro Penitenciario de Topas (España). Niveles altos de soledad social y niveles bajos de satisfacción sexual se asociaron con niveles más bajos de calidad de vida. Asimismo, la interacción entre la satisfacción sexual y el estado de pareja fue significativa. Niveles más altos de satisfacción sexual se asociaron con niveles más altos de calidad de vida tan sólo en el grupo sin pareja. Estos hallazgos resaltan la importancia de permitir a los internos tener relaciones de pareja heterosexuales dentro de la misma prisión, así como favorecer el que puedan tener una vida sexual satisfactoria durante el tiempo que están encarcelados.

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The authors are very grateful to the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación and the Consejería de Educación y Ciencia of Castilla y León, which provided two grants: One to carry out this study (SA007B08) and another to support the stay of the first author in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, through the “José Castillejo” programme. The first author is also grateful to this department for its support and help with this project. He wants to thank Ioana Scripa for her help with the manuscript preparation. Finally, the authors would like to thank the collaboration and help of the Ministerio del Interior and Topas Penitentiary in developing and conducting this study.

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