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This 4 page paper looks at an article supplied by the student that looks at the relationship between the adjustment of female prisoners and any history of sexual abuse. The paper uses statistical analysis to examine the sample of the study. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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or adults will show a greater initial reactions and will adapt more slowly to their new conditions. The students asks for a statistical analysis, the background to the research is
considered and the profile of the respondents is examined. The article makes use of empirical evidence in the literature review, with an indication that up to 73% of all
prisoners are likely to have suffered from this type of abuse, with 32% having suffered form abuse as a child and 25% suffering rape as an adult. The impact on
life after abuser is also established, for child abuse victims 76% report later psychological upset and there is an association between childhood abuse and mental health problem during adult life.
The impact of abuse in adulthood is also mentioned, but there are no statistics to back up the occurrence of different psychological symptoms. The literature regarding the adjustment of female
inmates is very limited, with little focusing only one women. The sample size is 92, with a mean age of 30.91 years with a standard deviation of 8.56
years, the average sentence being served was 2.27 years with a standard deviation of 1.85 years. Of the sample that were used 30 of the respondents or 32.6% had no
history of abuse. 24 respondents equating to 26.08% of the sample had a history of abuse as adult, and 28 respondents, equating to 30.4% of the sample had suffered abuse
as a child. Looking at this group there are some statistically interesting patterns. The average age of the women who had suffered abuse as an adult was 32.65 with
a standard deviation of 8.65 years, this is higher than both of the other groups where there is an average age of 30.44 for those with no abuse history with
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