Reframing reentry: Understanding how reentry programming affects the well-being and quality of life of returning citizens.
J Community Psychol
; 52(6): 691-704, 2024 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-38733600
ABSTRACT
This study examined the experiences returning citizens (RCs) have in participating in different reentry programs and how these experiences may lead to improved well-being and quality of life (QOL). We conducted 14 semi-structured interviews with RCs participating in employment-oriented reentry programs. The interviews focused on participants' reentry programming experience and areas affecting their well-being (e.g., housing, education, financial stability). QOL was enhanced for RCs when they were able to access stable housing, develop supportive relationships, have a job that permitted them the resources needed to live independently, and increase their perceptions of self-efficacy and social capital. While reentry programs maintain a focus on employment for RCs, housing, healthy relationships, and opportunities for increasing self-efficacy and social capital are tied to well-being and QOL among RCs. Reentry programs have the potential to influence a variety of factors at multiple levels that shape well-being and QOL, and in turn employment and recidivism, among RCs.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Community Psychol
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos