Impulsivity and Compulsivity and Their Relationship with Non-Adherence to Treatment in the Prison Population

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15468601
AutoresFrancisca López-Torrecillas (0000-0002-4541-5184, Universidad de Granada, autor de correspondencia), Eva Castillo-Fernández (Albolote Penitentiary Center Granada, 18220 Granada, Spain), Isabel Ramírez-Uclés (0000-0002-3689-5999, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), Ignacio Martín Tamayo (0000-0001-9257-4543, Universidad de Granada), Ignacio Martín (0000-0002-1217-7546, Universidad de Granada)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número16
Páginas8300-8300
Fecha de publicación2021-08-05
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18168300
PMID34444049
OpenAlexW3188642383
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas21

The main challenge of interventions in penitentiary institutions is the re-education and reintegration of inmates, i.e., that inmates have the intention and ability to live law-abiding lives. Therefore, an increase in self-control or, on the contrary, the decrease or elimination of impulsive versus compulsive behaviors becomes necessary. This study aimed to evaluate the role of impulsivity versus compulsivity in treatment adherence in the prison population. The study included 134 men from the Penitentiary Center of Granada who were divided into two groups. Group 1 was considered treatment adherent, and Group 2 was considered non-adherent to treatment. The following instruments were used: Symptom Inventory (SCL-90-R), Addiction Severity Index (EuropASI), Impulsivity Scale (UPPS-P), and Compulsive Belief Questionnaire (OBQ-44). Statistically significant differences were found in impulsivity in the dimensions of negative urgency, sensation seeking, and positive urgency, with higher scores in all cases for the non-adherent group than for the adherent group. We also found statistically significant differences in responsibility/inhibition, perfectionism/uncertainty, and importance/control, with higher scores for the non-adherent group compared to the adherent group. Treatment adherence is inversely related to impulsive and compulsive behaviors

Compulsive behavior · Impulsivity · Perfectionism (psychology · Personality · Population · Prison · Prison population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Sensation Seeking · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology