Demographic profile, stress level, and factors affecting the stress level, and factors affecting the stress of selected inmates in Cavite provincial jail /
by Daryll B. Espiritu, Francis Ace J. Jarata and Shiena B. Lejano.
- Indang, Cavite : Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2019.
- xii, 54 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Criminology) Cavite State University.
Includes bibliographical references.
College of Criminal Justice (CCJ), Department of Criminology College of Criminal Justice (CCJ), Department of Criminology
DARYLL B. ESPIRI TU, FRANCIS ACE J. JARATA, SHENA B. LEJANO. Demographic Profile, Level of Stress and Factors Affecting the Stress Level of Selected Inmates at Cavite Provincial Jail. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Criminology. College of Criminal Justice. Cavite State University. Indang, Cavite. June 2018. Adviser: Ms. Alexis R. Alcantara
The main objective of the study was to determine the stress level of selected inmates in Cavite Provincial Jail (CPJ). Specifically, the study aimed to; (l) know the demographic profile of selected inmates in CPJ in terms of their age, sex, civil status and their length of stay; (2) determine the e level of stress among inmates in CPJ in terms of Environmental and Emotional factors; and (3) identify if there is significant relationship between the demographic profile and stress level of selected inmates in CPJ. The study was conducted at the City of Trece Martires, Cavite. Participants of the study were inmates of Cavite Provincial Jail who were selected through purposive sampling technique which a survey questionnaire was utilized as research instrument. The questionnaire served as the basis to determine the stress level of inmates in terms of environmental and emotional stress factors. Descriptive research method was used in this study. Result shows that the stress level of the inmates in Cavite Provincial Jail is high, and their stress level is contributed by different environmental (climate, ventilation, facilities, and insects) and emotional factors (guilt, loneliness, moving away from home). Moreover, based on the results of the study it shows that there is a significant relationship between the demographic profile of the inmates and their stress level in terms of age, and length of stay. The older inmates appeared 10 have higher stress level compared to the younger inmates in terms of environmental stress. This conclusion supports the statement of Carolyn Aldwin (1991) that elderly individuals are widely perceived to have less self-control over their environment than other adults, and this lack of perceived control should have adverse effects on how they cope with stress. On the other hand, in terms of length of stay the inmates who have stayed in the jail in a short period of time experiences higher level of stress compared to the inmates that have stayed longer in the jail, this supports the Stress Appraisal Theory of Folkman
and Lazarus in 1984, which refers to the process by which individuals evaluate and 0,cope with a stressful event.
Therefore, as possible solutions, Cavite Provincial Jail are suggested to have their psychological section in their office that will focus not only on mentally ill or disturbed inmates, but also those inmates that are experiencing stress, it is suggested that they involve stress management programs in the rehabilitation that is suitable to the inmates and will extent to the mitigation and relieving their stress.