Designing a Comprehensive Model of Mental and Social Health Training for Prison Employees in Kermanshah Province

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Mohammad Rahmati ¹
• Faramarz Malekian ¹
• Elham Kavyani ¹
• Kayvan Kakabaraee ²

¹ Department of Educational Science, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

² Department of Psychology, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

10.22067/tpccp.2022.77566.1308

Abstract

Method: The research method of this study was composite and exploratory. In the qualitative part, the content of the scientific documents was first analyzed and classified, Moreover, 11 experts and subject matter experts, who were selected purposefully using the snowball method, were interviewed until saturation criterion was reached. In the quantitative part, survey and applied methods were used. The statistical population of this research included all employees of 10 prisons in Kermanshah province. Using stratified random sampling, 100 people were selected as a statistical sample. For the causal analysis of the presented model, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model have been conducted.
Findings: The results of this research showed that in identifying the mental and social health training needs of prison employees in Kermanshah province, a number of 103 primary indicators were obtained. These indicators were then divided into 12 general factors and 2 categories of mental health and social health. According to the results of the interviews and the Delphi method, self-acceptance, self-control, personal growth and development, psychological well-being, emotional well-being, quality of life, perceived justice, social participation, group belonging, social adaptation, social trust, social support are the most important needs of mental health education for the employees of prisons in Kermanshah province.

Keywords

• education
• needs assessment
• mental health
• social health
• prison staff

20.1001.1.22516352.1401.12.2.5.2

Main Subjects

• Cognetive Psy

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