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NAVARRO-YEPES, Noris et al. Anxiety and coping strategies in persons deprived of liberty in Barranquilla, Colombia. Rev. Crim. [online]. 2024, vol.66, n.1, pp.47-58.  Epub 15-Maio-2024. ISSN 1794-3108.  https://doi.org/10.47741/17943108.558.

X The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between anxiety and the coping strategies employed by persons deprived of liberty (PPL) in the EPMSC Establecimiento de Reclusión Especial Barranquilla-Cárcel del Bosque. For this purpose, a quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional and correlational research route was followed. The sample consisted of 98 PPL, aged between 19 and 73 years, who were administered the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and the Modified Coping Strategies Scale of Coping Modified. The results indicate moderate levels of anxiety, with younger PPL (19-27 years old) showing higher levels of psychological anxiety; people over 50 years old tend more to seek solutions to problems. It is concluded that the higher the level of anxiety, the greater the relationship with the coping strategy aggressive reaction.

Palavras-chave : Prison; prisoners; treatment; Mental health; aggression.

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