Characteristics of incarcerated women's participation in groups: Exploring the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies United States prison dataset |
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| Authors: | Latasha Y Hicks-Becton Leigh Falls Holman Leigh Harrell-Williams |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Counseling and Higher Education, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, USA;2. Department of Clinical Mental Health Counseling, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Dallas, Texas, USA;3. Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology & Research, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study employs logistic regression and latent class analyses to explore the relationship between incarcerated women's (n = 252) participation in nonacademic prison groups/skills classes and their demographic (e.g., education) and prison context (e.g., time to release) characteristics, using the 2014 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies United States prison dataset. Time to release was a significant factor in readiness class participation. Time to release and race/ethnicity were significant factors in addiction group participation. Education level had the largest effect size across all groups/classes explored. We discuss counseling implications for using group/class screening to connect with incarcerated women, especially those with intersecting and historically marginalized identities. |
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| Keywords: | addiction education incarcerated women PIAAC prison group interventions |
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