Abstract

Borrowing insights from Cullen’s Theory of Social Support to explain the association between women’s instrumental social supports and health risks over time, we analyzed data collected from 254 women who completed all waves (completers) or some but not all waves (non-completers) of follow-up data collection at 0, 12, 24, and 36 months. Trajectory and mixed model analyses showed that after release from jail, women had improvements in employment and transportation and reductions in exchange of sex for resources, alcohol use, hard drug use, and substance dependence. We provide a framework from which in-jail and community-based programs can draw from.

摘要

借用 Cullen 的社会支持理论的见解来解释女性工具性社会支持与健康风险之间的关系，我们分析了从 254 名完成所有跟踪波（完成者）或部分但不是所有波（未完成者）的女性收集的数据在 0、12、24 和 36 个月时收集数据。轨迹和混合模型分析表明，出狱后，女性在就业和交通方面都有所改善，并减少了以性换取资源、酗酒、吸毒和物质依赖的情况。我们提供了一个框架，监狱和基于社区的项目可以从中借鉴。