The relationship between exercise and hopelessness in prison

Authors: CASHIN, A.; POTTER, E.¹; BUTLER, T.²

Source: Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Volume 15, Number 1, January 2008 , pp. 66-71(6)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Abstract:

CASHIN A., POTTER E. & BUTLER T. (2008) Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing15, 66-71

The relationship between exercise and hopelessness in prison

This paper reports on the relationship between the levels of self-reported physical exercise and mental well-being (as measured using the Beck Hopelessness Scale) in a cohort of 914 prisoners within New South Wales, Australia. A significant inverse relationship between self-reported exercise in minutes per week and hopelessness was identified. The need to include exercise as a factor in inmate health plans is discussed.

Keywords: exercise; hope; hopelessness; mental health; prison; psychiatric health

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01207.x

Affiliations: 1: Research Nurse, The University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health and NSW Justice Health, and 2: Associate Professor and Research Manager Center for Health Research in Criminal Justice, The University of New South Wales, Faculty of Public Health and NSW Justice Health, NSW, Australia

Publication date: 2008-01-01