Fatalism as a consequence of imprisonment and its relationship with other psychosocial variables

Abstract

The prison as an institution of control and power makes individuals lose control over their lives and their future, 
therefore, they are driven by the inevitable situation configured in this way they fatalism. The person confined in a prison learns that things are given, they can just change the circumstances of your life. In this context, this research is aimed at ascertaining the relationship between fatalism and quality of life, life satisfaction and social support detainees. Also the differences in fatalism based on gender, income, education, time in prison and crime are discussed. The sample consists of 200 inmates (175 men and 25 women) of the Penitentiary of Alhaurín de la Torre (Malaga, Spain). The results show that female inmates are more fatalistic than men, there is a negative ratio of the number of prison admissions, educational level and the number of activities within the prison, with fatalism. Also it is found that inmates with sex-related crimes (against sexual freedom and gender violence), get less fatalism that those who are hospitalized for common crimes. Finally, the negative relationship between fatalism and social support stands.