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dc.contributor.advisorSachs, Michael L.
dc.creatorTibbetts, Erica
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-05T19:50:29Z
dc.date.available2020-11-05T19:50:29Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.other931912257
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/3971
dc.description.abstractWomen make up only 7% of the incarcerated population (Guerino, Harrison, & Sabol, 2012). However, this number is rising exponentially. The female prison population has increased eight-fold since 1980 (Carson & Gionelli, 2013). Up to 70% of women who are incarcerated will recidivate (Mallik-Kane & Vischer, 2008). A major contributor to this rapid increase and high rate of recidivism is that women's physical and mental health needs are not met while they are incarcerated. Creating gender sensitive programming that addresses women's physical and mental health needs while they are incarcerated and that can influence their lives after they leave could help decrease recidivism and increase the quality of life of thousands (Bloom, Owen, & Covington, 2003). While structured exercise programs are being offered with more frequency in women's prisons to help address these mental and physical health problems, attendance has been low and program staff struggle to retain participants. This research examined women's motivation to exercise, what they felt were benefits of engaging in physical activity, and what they perceived the barriers to physical activity are while incarcerated. The study was conducted in conjunction with an indoor cycling class being offered at the Philadelphia County Women's prison. Twenty-four women enrolled in the study and completed pre-program interviews and pencil and paper measures. Twelve women completed a follow up test; six graduated from the cycling program; six dropped out. Results show that women who build connections (relatedness) with instructors and peers are more likely to adhere to a structured exercise program, and that the basic psychological needs laid out by Self-Determination Theory are related to adherence. Additionally, women can internalize a range of reasons for and benefits of exercise that can help them overcome a range of institutional, individual, and environment barriers evident in a correctional setting.
dc.format.extent176 pages
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTemple University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartofTheses and Dissertations
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dc.subjectKinesiology
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectExercise Psychology
dc.subjectIncarceration
dc.subjectMotivation
dc.subjectSelf-determination Theory
dc.subjectSport Psychology
dc.subjectWomen
dc.titleUnderstanding Incarcerated Women's Motivation to Exercise
dc.typeText
dc.type.genreThesis/Dissertation
dc.contributor.committeememberJordan, Jeremy S.
dc.contributor.committeememberButcher-Poffley, Lois A.
dc.contributor.committeememberPatterson, Freda
dc.description.departmentKinesiology
dc.relation.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/3953
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dc.description.degreePh.D.
refterms.dateFOA2020-11-05T19:50:29Z


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