Ego-Strength Changes Associated with Incarceration in Males and Females

• NCJ Number: 123400
• Journal: Journal of Offender Counseling, Services and Rehabilitation Volume: 14 Issue: 1 Dated: (1989) Pages: 31-35
• Author(s): J P Cannici; S Glick; S Garmon
• Date Published: 1989
• Length: 5 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Theoretical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Inmates at a coeducational federal correctional institution were followed while incarcerated to determine changes in ego-strength.

Abstract

Significant increases were found among females. Whites had higher ego-strength than nonwhites both at the time of initial incarceration and at discharge. Results are discussed in terms of women developing a sense of autonomy after being separated from their male crime partners. (Author abstract)