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NCJ Number: 185273
Title: Offence Type and the Experience of Loneliness
Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume:44 Issue:5 Dated:October 2000 Pages:549-563
Author(s): Ami Rokach
Date Published: October 2000
Page Count: 15
Type: Report (Study/Research)
Format: Article
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Annotation: This study compared the experience of loneliness of criminals to
that of the general population.
Abstract: A total of 356 incarcerated male offenders and 501 males from the
general population volunteered to participate in the study. The
offenders were recruited from a provincial jail in Ontario,
Canada, that houses men sentenced to up to 2 years less a day.
Men from the general population were recruited in community
centers. There were no significant differences between the two
groups in terms of age, marital status, and education. The study
used a factorially derived model of loneliness and a
questionnaire that was developed by Rokach and Brock (1997). The
82-item yes/no questionnaire was composed of five subscales:
Emotional Distress, Social Inadequacy and Alienation, Growth and
Discovery, Interpersonal Isolation, and Self-Alienation.
Participants were asked to reflect on past loneliness experiences
and to endorse the questionnaire items that describe those
experiences. Results replicated those of Rokach and Koledin
(1997) and supported the hypothesis that the experience of
loneliness of offenders differs significantly from that of the
general population. In the current study, the general population
scored significantly higher than the criminals on Social
Inadequacy and Alienation and on Growth and Development. 4
tables, appended sample items of subscales and offense
categorization, and 34 references
Main Term(s): Criminology
Index Term(s): Alienation; Canada; Comparative analysis; Juvenile delinquency factors; Psychological influences on crime
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