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Prisoner Health and Valuation of Life, Loneliness, and Depressed Mood
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine valuation of life, loneliness, and depressed mood as mediating the association between age and race/ethnicity and health outcomes among older adult male prisoners. METHODS: Survey of 261 male prisoners ages 45-80 from 8 Oklahoma correctional facilities. RESULTS: African American prisoners report fewer health conditions than White prisoners - a finding mediated by significantly greater valuation of life, less loneliness, and lower depressed mood among African American prisoners. Older prisoners reported more health conditions than younger prisoners independent of other study variables. CONCLUSION: Results suggest improving inmates' internal states will reduce incidence of illness and disease among older male offenders and associated healthcare costs.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Merten, M. J., Bishop, A. J., & Williams, A. L.
- Affiliations
- Associate Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Science, Tulsa, OK, USA. michael.merten@okstate.edu
- University of Tulsa (US)
- Oklahoma State University (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Health Behavior
- Publisher
- JCFCorp SG PTE LTD
- Published
- 2012-03-01
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 275-288
- ISSN
- 1087-3244 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2044905845
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 1.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Health Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
- Keywords
- incarcerated men, African American prisoners, racial and ethnic disparities, age and health, value of life, loneliness, depressive mood, health conditions, mediation, prison health
- MeSH terms
- Affect, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Depression, Health Surveys, Humans, Loneliness, Male, Middle Aged, Oklahoma, Prisoners, Prisons, Value of Life
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