ERIC Number: EJ1472471
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 17
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Documenting Program Outcomes of Relationship Education with Incarcerated Adults
Kate Taylor Harcourt; Francesca Adler-Baeder
Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, v3 n1 p110-124 2015
The current study examined program outcomes for an understudied population of Relationship Education (RE) participants: incarcerated men and women. In addition to relationship functioning, we examined a number of individual and parenting outcomes which had not previously been explored. In a sample of 453 adult inmates, we found improvements in (a) trust, (b) confidence in the relationship, (c) intimacy, (d) individual empowerment, (e) conflict management, (f) help-seeking attitudes, (g) self-esteem, (h) depression, (i) global life stress, (j) faulty relationship beliefs, and (k) parenting efficacy. Tests of moderation by gender and race indicated minimal differences in change patterns between groups; however, we found a significant time by gender interaction on intimacy and a time by race interaction on parenting efficacy. Implications for research and practice are presented.
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Adults, Program Effectiveness, Trust (Psychology), Self Esteem, Intimacy, Empowerment, Conflict Resolution, Help Seeking, Attitudes, Depression (Psychology), Stress Variables, Teacher Student Relationship, Child Rearing, Parenting Skills, Gender Differences, Racial Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 90FM0006
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