Peitz, Linus ORCID: 0000-0001-7256-6968 and Newson, Martha ORCID: 0000-0001-7700-9562 (2024) Sport-based interventions and health in prisons: the impact of Twinning Project on prisoner wellbeing and attitudes. Journal of Health Psychology. pp. 1-7. ISSN 1359-1053 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241272188)

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Abstract

Social isolation and lack of support networks are key factors contributing to mental health problems among incarcerated people, which, in turn, are associated with an increased risk of reoffending. Enabling prisoners to form positive group relations and social identities is one approach to address the cycle of ill health and incarceration. We examine the impact of a football-based intervention, the Twinning Project, on prisoners’ wellbeing and social relations. Longitudinal and correlational analyses of data from N = 164 UK prisoners show how social bonding is linked with significant boosts to psychological need satisfaction, life satisfaction, efficacy beliefs as well as higher levels of wellbeing.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	prisoner health, social cure, social identities, sport-based intervention, Twinning Project, wellbeing
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
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Last Modified:	16 Oct 2024 15:01
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/48232

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