Assessing the Aspirations and Fears of Costa Rican Youth in Long-Term Correctional Confinement

Autor/inn/en	Ochoa, Theresa A.; Fernández, Yanúa Ovares; Rodríguez, Ana Estrella Meza; López, Claire de Mezerville
Titel	Assessing the Aspirations and Fears of Costa Rican Youth in Long-Term Correctional Confinement
Quelle	In: Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 6 (2020) 2, S.217-232 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2387-2306
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Juvenile Justice; Aspiration; Fear; Expectation; At Risk Persons; Long Range Planning; Goal Orientation; Crime; Young Adults; Adolescents; Social Behavior; Gender Differences; Questionnaires; Self Concept; Costa Rica + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Jugendstrafvollzug; Jugendgerichtshilfe; Streben; Furcht; Expectancy; Erwartung; Risikogruppe; Langfristige Planung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Fragebogen; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	This study used the Possible Selves Questionnaire (PSQ) with 30 incarcerated youth in a long term juvenile correctional facility in Costa Rica. The PSQ is a self-administered survey that measures a person's aspirations and fears for the future and strategies to achieve who they wish to become and avoid becoming. Results showed that while participants reported having Expected and Feared Selves, they struggled to identify concrete strategies to reach their goals. This vulnerable, incarcerated, population faces a variety of social challenges that may hinder their ability to avoid the behavior that led to their initial incarceration once they are released from correctional confinement. Limitations of using the PSQ with Costa Rican youth are also discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Prison Education and Reentry. Jonas Liesvei 91, N5009 Bergen, Norway. Web site: https://jper.uib.no/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01