dc.contributor.author | Altıntaş, Merih | |
dc.contributor.author | Bilici, Mustafa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-20T14:39:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-20T14:39:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0010-440X | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1532-8384 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11363/7241 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To evaluate childhood trauma in relation to criminal behavior, dissociative experiences, adverse family
experiences during childhood and psychiatric backgrounds among prison inmates.
Methods: In total, 200 prison inmates were included in this questionnaire-based study. Data on demographic
characteristics, adverse family experiences during childhood and psychiatric backgrounds were collected via
face-to-face interviews, and a psychometric evaluation was conducted using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-28) and Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES).
Results: Several historical items were more common in females than in males including family history of psychiatric disease (23.0% vs. 13.0%, p = 0.048), a personal history of psychiatric disease (51.0% vs. 29.0%, p b 0.001),
and previous suicide attempts (49.0% vs. 25.0%, p b 0.001). In male inmates, in contrast, there were higher
rates of substance abuse (48.0% vs. 29.0%, p b 0.001) and previous convictions (50.0% vs. 25.0%, p b 0.001).
Males had a younger age at first crime (24.9 ± 8.9 years vs. 30.3 ± 9.2 years, p b 0.001), whereas females had
higher rates of violent crimes (69.2% vs. 30.8% p b 0.001) and higher CTQ total scores (51.9 ± 20.9 vs. 46.2 ±
18.9, p = 0.04). A significant relationship of CTQ total score was noted with age at first offense (β = 0.772, p b
0.001) but not with sentence length (β = 0.075, p = 0.292). There were also possible mediating roles of psychiatric problems, adverse family experiences and DES in the relationship between CTQ and age at first offense.
Conclusion: In conclusion, our findings revealed a high prevalence of and significant associations among childhood trauma, dissociative experiences, adverse family experiences and psychiatric problems in a cohort of incarcerated females and males. A psychiatric background, childhood trauma characterized by sexual abuse and
violent crimes were found to be predominant in female prison inmates, whereas a criminal background with a
younger age at first offense and frequent previous convictions, substance use and sexual crimes were more prevalent among male prison inmates. Our findings indicate a potential link between childhood traumatization and
criminal behavior in terms of subsequent offending but not in terms of severity of the subsequent offense. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 1600 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD, STE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-2899 | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1016/j.comppsych.2017.12.006 | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Sexual-Abuse | en_US |
dc.subject | Posttraumatic-Stress | en_US |
dc.subject | Antisocial-Behavior | en_US |
dc.subject | Incarcerated Women | en_US |
dc.subject | Jail Inmates | en_US |
dc.subject | Risk-Factors | en_US |
dc.subject | Life Events | en_US |
dc.subject | Symptoms | en_US |
dc.subject | Violence | en_US |
dc.subject | Health | en_US |
dc.title | Evaluation of childhood trauma with respect to criminal behavior, dissociative experiences, adverse family experiences and psychiatric backgrounds among prison inmates | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY | en_US |
dc.department | İktisadi İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi | en_US |
dc.authorid | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7303-0396 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 82 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 100 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 107 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.contributor.institutionauthor | Bilici, Mustafa | |